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Frankfurt Airport sees passenger growth in 2025 but remains below pre-pandemic levels

Frankfurt Airport handled around 63.2 million passengers in 2025, recording year-on-year growth of 2.6%, according to figures released by airport operator Fraport. Europe remained the main driver of growth at Germany’s busiest airport, with passenger numbers up 3.7%. Travel to southern and s...

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Record year for Heathrow brings benefits to passengers and airlines

Heathrow Airport ended 2025 with record-breaking passenger numbers, as more than 84 million people travelled through the UK’s busiest airport during the year. December was the airport’s busiest on record, with almost 7.2 million passengers using the hub. Heathrow said it outperformed 2024 ...

Liverpool John Lennon Airport all time record for passenger numbers

Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) handled over 5.6 million passengers in 2025, making it the busiest year in the airport’s 92 year history, having exceeded the airport’s previous record of just over 5.5 million passengers set 18 years ago in 2007. The Airport has seen growth in passenger n...

East Midlands Airport names new Operations Director amid growth plans

East Midlands Airport has appointed Lauren Turner as its new Operations Director as it prepares for expansion in both passenger and cargo operations. Turner takes on the role after more than a decade at the airport, where she began her career in 2013 as a security officer before progressing through...

OPINION: Overcoming the space squeeze at airports

Dozens of flights cancelled at major European airports, data shows

Air travel across parts of Europe has faced continued disruption in recent days, with dozens of cancellations reported at some of the continent’s busiest airports, according to aviation analytics firm Cirium. By 09:30 BST on Monday, 22 September, 36 departures and 25 arrivals had already been can...

NATS delivers on-time boost and carbon cuts at Heathrow

Heathrow among airports hit by cyber-attack on check-in systems

Heathrow was one of several major European airports hit by flight delays on Saturday after a cyber-attack disrupted check-in and baggage systems used by multiple airlines. The issue affected software provided by Collins Aerospace, a subsidiary of RTX, which confirmed it was dealing with a “cyber-...

London Luton Airport hosts supplier event to back local businesses

London Luton Airport to close runway overnight for resurfacing works

London Luton Airport has confirmed it will carry out essential resurfacing of its runway between 3 November 2025 and 27 March 2026. The airport said the work will require the runway to close every weeknight from 01:00 to 05:45 local time, with the final scheduled departure at 23:40 and the last a...

Frankfurt Airport posts summer surge with 6.3m passengers in August

Frankfurt Airport handled 6.3 million passengers in August 2025, a rise of 4.1% compared with the same month last year, operator Fraport has said. The German hub, one of Europe’s busiest, saw consistently high demand throughout the summer holidays, with weekends and the days either side proving e...

Strikes at Bournemouth Airport suspended after new pay offer

European airports see sluggish July passenger growth despite strong leisure demand

European airports recorded only modest growth in passenger traffic in July 2025, according to new figures from industry body ACI EUROPE. Across more than 470 airports, passenger numbers rose by 3.1% compared with July 2024 – one of the weakest July performances in recent years and below the avera...

Copenhagen Airport reports record passenger numbers in centenary year

Copenhagen Airport has reported record passenger numbers for the first half of 2025, as strong demand for international travel drove profits higher in its 100th anniversary year. The airport handled 14.9 million passengers in the first six months – up 8% on the same period last year and the highe...

iGA Istanbul Airport surpasses Heathrow to break Europe’s daily passenger record

iGA Istanbul Airport has set a new benchmark in European aviation by serving a record-breaking 272,132 passengers on July 27, 2025, making it the airport with the highest single-day passenger traffic across Europe. On this historic day, the airport recorded 134,893 arrivals and 137,239 departures...

Ontario International Airport passenger count up for 50th consecutive month in April

Ontario International Airport (ONT) marked another month of passenger growth in April, officials announced during a meeting Thursday of the Ontario International Airport Authority (OIAA) Board of Airport Commissioners. The streak of 50 straight months of passenger growth began in March 2021. T...

Austin-Bergstrom Airport launches $50 million terminal expansion

Austin-Bergstrom International Airport (AUS) has unveiled a major expansion project aimed at easing congestion and improving the passenger experience, as part of its long-term Journey With AUS infrastructure programme. The new Atrium Infill Project will add approximately 12,000 square feet to the...

Heathrow records busiest April ever as easter surge drives passenger boom

London Heathrow has reported its busiest April on record, with nearly 7.1 million passengers passing through the airport—marking the first time the UK’s busiest hub has exceeded the 7 million mark in April. The figure represents a 6% year-on-year increase, driven largely by strong demand over...

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