Heathrow Still ‘On Track’ for Record-Breaking Year – Despite March Meltdown
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The economic skies are turbulent, but the CEO of Europe's busiest airport still expects a bumper year for passenger traffic.
The chief executive of Heathrow Airport still expects 2025 to be a record-breaker for the London hub. Thomas Woldbye's comments on Friday come three weeks after a complete shutdown of the complex and amid global economic uncertainty.
On March 21, a significant power outage at a nearby electrical substation forced the airport to close and dozens of flights to divert to alternative locations. Operations largely returned to normal the following day, but not before 1,300 flights were canceled and the travel plans of more than 200,000 passengers were severely disrupted.
Speaking following the release of Heathrow’s March traffic numbers, Woldbye said the airport is, “still on track to see another record year in 2025.”
Heathrow handled 6,218,000 ‘terminal passengers’ last month – this figure includes those making transit connections to other destinations. This was 7.5% lower than the same month in 2024, however, Heathrow cited several importa
