The UK's London Stansted Airport (STN) is a prime example of this, having recently had its busiest ever day. A hectic half-term holiday As reported yesterday by the Essex airport,

London Stansted Airport witnessed its busiest day in history, as more than 107,000 passengers travelled through the terminal.

London Stansted said it recorded the busiest day in its history after more than 107,000 passengers passed through the terminal on 27 October. The new daily record beat the previous high of 104,000, set on 23 August, and is the fourth time the record has been broken in 2024.

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.

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