Heathrow airport records busiest day

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Heathrow Airport in the month of June" data-source=""> Across the month as a whole, the airport saw 7.4 million passengers, up 5.6% from 7.0 million during the same month last year. Heathrow said it has more than 90,000 staff working at the airport – more than ever before – including a “baggage resilience team” and hundreds of “helpers” to assist passengers. Heathrow chief executive Thomas Woldbye said: “June has seen more Heathrow records shattered including serving more passengers in a single day than ever before. “I want to thank all my colleagues who went the extra mile to make sure the 268,000 passengers travelling on the busiest day had a smooth, stress-free journey.” We have started summer as we mean to go on Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow He added: “We have started summer as we mean to go on.” Meanwhile, a regulator has reduced the amount Heathrow can charge airlines for using the airport until the end of 2026.