Heathrow reported that it handled 138,000 tonnes of cargo in December 2024 during the season of gift-giving, a 3.5 percent YoY growth. In total, Heathrow handled over 1.5 million tonnes of cargo in the calendar year 2024.
“This represents more than a 10 percent growth compared with 2023, with traders and forwarders taking advantage of the airport’s growing long-haul network to fly their high value and time critical goods around the world,” reads the release.
Zooming into the market level, Africa’s contribution to the airport’s cargo throughput increased 22 percent YoY to 96,253 tonnes for CY2024 while North America and Asia Pacific reported 14 percent increase each. Meanwhile, cargo handled for UK and EU markets fell 11 percent YoY.