London Heathrow airport is set to surpass its pre-pandemic passenger record after its busiest October ever saw seven million travellers use the airport. More than 7.2m passengers flew through Heathrow in October as the half term peak helped the airport to its sixth consecutive month of more than seven million passengers.

Being home to the world’s most connected airport is a huge boost for the UK economy thanks to Heathrow’s unrivalled links for passengers and cargo' - Heathrow's chief executive, Thomas Woldbye

Heathrow said its investments in airport improvements this year will exceed £1 billion. They include enhanced retail areas, new security lanes, resurfaced runways and new equipme