The owners of Heathrow Airport have proposed an expansion that would allow the facility to handle up to 150 million passengers per year, according to a statement from the airport. Heathrow recorded 84.46 million passengers in 2025 and stated that 19 July was its busiest day of the year to that point, with 267,000 passengers passing through as a number of schools broke up for summer.
Heathrow expansion plan targets 150 million passengers annually
The owners of Heathrow Airport have proposed an expansion that would allow the facility to handle up to 150 million passengers per year, according to a statement from the airport. Heathrow recorded 84.46 million passengers in 2025 and stated that 19 July was its busiest day of the year to that point, with 267,000 passengers passing through as a number of schools broke up for summer.
In its statement, Heathrow said the expansion plans would ensure the country receives the infrastructure required to remain competitive and would deliver economic growth.
The airport also noted that several new airlines began serving Heathrow in the previous month, which it described as demonstrating demand for access to the airport.
Separately, it was reported that Heathrow has been permitted to charge airlines more for its services in order to recover costs incurred during the early stages of its third runway project.
- Who specifically owns Heathrow Airport is not identified in the source text.
- The source does not name the regulatory body that approved the increased charges to airlines.
- No timeline is given for when the expansion would be completed or when the proposal would be decided upon.
- The source does not identify which new airlines began serving Heathrow.
- No opposing views or objections to the expansion proposal are included in the source text.
- The cost of the expansion project is not stated.
- It is not established what the previous cap on airline charges was or by how much it will increase.