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heathrow The airport is gearing up for what it predicts will be its busiest December on record, claiming it is “fully prepared” for the festive crowds.
Chief Executive Thomas Woldby assured travelers passing through the West London The hub’s four terminals from which they can expect “the best possible start to their journey”.
Airport forecast passenger numbers for that month The total number will exceed 7.08 million in December 2024.
moreover, Christmas The day alone is projected to reach unprecedented highs, surpassing last year’s 160,000 passengers.
To manage the anticipated influx, heathrow is deploying “a record number of colleagues” and has collected one million liters of de-icing product to keep flights Is going smoothly.
Mr Waldby said: “We are fully prepared to deliver an extraordinary Christmas experience passengers Enjoy the festive atmosphere at our terminals.
“Millions of passengers have enjoyed exceptional levels of service at the airport this year, and those traveling heathrow This December they can look forward to the best possible start to their travels this holiday season.”
heathrow It was the busiest November on record with 6.63 million passengers, up 2.1 percent from a year earlier.
The markets with the largest percentage growth year-on-year in flights were middle east (up 15.4 percent) and Asia,Calm (up 6.5 percent).
UK Airports are preparing for their busiest Christmas period in history, Passenger numbers in December are expected to exceed last year’s record by 22 million.
Civil Aviation Authority ,CAA) said this summer was the busiest on record UK Airports handled 90.2 million passengers between July and September, two percent more than the same period in 2024.
The major airports with the biggest year-on-year growth in passenger numbers this summer were Bournemouth (up 28 per cent), Liverpool (up 10 per cent) and Edinburgh (up nine per cent).
The most popular international destinations were in Europe, with Palma de Mallorca, Dublin, Amsterdam and Alicante topping the list.