The Manchester Airports Group saw November passenger numbers rise by 9.5% to 4.4 million on the same month last year.
Rolling 12-month traffic figures show that the owner of Manchester, Stansted and East Midlands airports handled 64.3 million passengers in the year to November.
Numbers using Manchester airport rose by 13.4% year-on-year to 2.1 million, while Stansted also handled 2.1 million, a rise of 8.3%.
More than 150,000 travelled through East Midlands airport, bringing its rolling total for the year to date to 4.2 million, up 7% year-on-year.
More than 99% of passengers at all three airports passing through security in 15 minutes or less.
The publication of figures for November come after MAG released its half-year results showing a record-breaking summer with more than 37 million passengers.
Dublin, Istanbul, and Edinburgh were the most popular routes from Stansted last month, while Spain, Italy, and Germany ranked as the top destination countries.
The Essex airport expects more than 1.3 million passengers to travel during the festival period between December 20 and January 5.
Stansted operations director Nick Millar said: “November was another very busy month for London Stansted with record numbers of passengers passing through the airport, reflecting the continued strength of our route network and the reliability of the simple and seamless service we offer which we know our passengers really value.
“We expect this strong passenger demand to continue in the run up to Christmas and over festive period when we are set to welcome more than 1.3 million people heading off on their holidays and winter breaks or choosing Stansted as their gateway to the UK for the festivities.
“Our operational plans are now in place and our teams will be working hard to make sure every passenger has the best experience possible while travelling through the airport over the holidays.”