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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Simon Calder

Record passenger numbers last year for Heathrow, Stansted and Manchester

Record breaker: Heathrow airport handled over 84 million passengers in 2025 for the first time - (Heathrow Airport Ltd)

Three of the UK’s four biggest airports handled record numbers of passengers in 2025 – with London Heathrow, the largest, reaching 84.5 million during the year.

But Manchester, the third-busiest airport, saw a faster rate of grow to reach 32 million, while London Stansted recorded over 30 million passengers for the first time.

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