London Heathrow Handles 6.6m Passengers in December

London Heathrow has this week revealed the handling of 6.6m passengers in December, bringing their 2023 total to 79m passengers served.

The Winter month was very busy for the airport, as they averaged around 216,000 passengers per day throughout last month.

Without further ado, let’s get into it…

London Heathrow Handles 6.6m Passengers in December…

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The breakdown in passenger numbers for London Heathrow is as follows:

Terminal Passengers (000s)	Dec 2023	% Change	Jan to Dec 2023	% Change	Jan 2023 to Dec 2023	% Change
Market
UK	358	10.7	4,243	26.4	4,243	26.4
EU	2,110	14.0	26,160	22.8	26,160	22.8
Non-EU Europe	487	13.6	5,329	19.8	5,329	19.8
Africa	309	-0.5	3,599	25.0	3,599	25.0
North America	1,612	10.9	19,961	29.6	19,961	29.6
Latin America	186	8.7	2,065	19.8	2,065	19.8
Middle East	744	7.8	8,018	15.4	8,018	15.4
Asia / Pacific	892	25.1	9,777	76.2	9,777	76.2
Total	6,699	12.7	79,152	28.5	79,152	28.5

Commenting on these results was London Heathrow CEO Thomas Woldbye:

“As we move into the new year, I want to extend my sincere thanks to all our Team Heathrow colleagues and partners for their hard and successful work over the busy festive period, which went really well in terms of service and operations.”

“By ending 2023 on a high, a strong foundation is laid for 2024 during which Heathrow will continue to grow and to facilitate the UK’s potential for global growth.”

All eyes will be on how 2024 will go for the airport, as well as whether they can beat last year’s numbers comfortably or not.