London Heathrow Airport bounced back in April by setting a new passenger record for the month with North American traffic continuing to increase.

The UK hub saw passenger numbers fall in March following a power outage that led to flights being suspended for 10 hours on 21 March.

Heathrow was back to setting more records last month with passenger numbers reaching 7.1 million ¨C the first time the airport has passed the seven million mark in April.

The airport was boosted by Easter falling in April this year, alongside continued strong demand for North American routes, which were up by 5.5 per cent year-on-year to 1.75 million passengers.

Despite the economic uncertainty created by the trade and economic policies under US President Donald Trump, Heathrow has seen traffic to North America increase by 1.6 per cent year-on-year to 5.5 million passengers during the first four months of 2025.

Traffic has been particularly strong on the key London Heathrow-New York JFK route, which has reached the one million passenger mark in ¡°record time¡± this year.

The region to see the largest year-on-year increase for Heathrow was the Middle East, which recorded a 14.8 per cent rise in traffic to 757,000 passengers in April.

Meanwhile, there was a 9.9 per cent increase in passengers travelling to and from Asia-Pacific destinations - reaching nearly 900,000 for the month.

Heathrow also heralded its improved service levels so far this year, with 99 per cent of bags travelling on the correct flights and 97 per cent of passengers waiting less than five minutes to pass through security.

Thomas Woldbye, Heathrow¡¯s CEO, said:?¡°We¡¯re providing great value for our passengers and I¡¯m proud of what we¡¯ve achieved in collaboration with our Team Heathrow partners so far this year.?

¡°We¡¯re now firmly focused on the busy summer ahead and work is underway across the airport to ensure we continue delivering for our customers.¡±