Airport Industry News
Joey Stoate
16 Jan 2026
The Manchester Airports Group (MAG) has celebrated the highest 12-month passenger total in its history with 66 million passengers having utilised its sites in 2025 – an increase of 2.2% on 2024.
In December; the Group processed 4.8 million passengers across all three of its airports, an increase of 3.9% year-on-year, with Manchester Airport welcoming 2.4 million, marking an increase of 5.9% year-on-year.
In total, Manchester Airport served 32.1 million passengers across 2025, an increase of 4.2% compared to the same period in 2024.
London Stansted experienced its busiest year on record, serving 30 million passengers for a 0.9% increase year-on-year and seeing 2.3 million passengers fly out of the airport during December – a 1.6% increase.
East Midlands Airport served over 166,000 passengers during December (a 6.3% increase year-on-year), and saw a rolling 12-month total of 4 million passengers – a decrease of 4.3% year-on-year.
