Heathrow airport said it is “fully prepared” for its busiest December on record.

Chief executive Thomas Woldbye said passengers travelling through the west London airport’s four terminals over the festive period can look forward to “the best possible start to their journeys”.

Heathrow is expecting passenger numbers for the month to exceed the December 2024 total of 7.08 million.

It also forecast that the figure for Christmas Day alone will reach a new high, topping the 160,000 seen last year.

The airport said a “record number of colleagues” are being deployed to assist passengers, and it has one million litres of products to prevent or remove ice to keep planes on the move.

Mr Woldbye said: “We are fully prepared to deliver an exceptional Christmas experience, ensuring passengers enjo

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