Up, up and away: Tomorrow will be the busiest day at UK airports since Covid with 3,000 flights taking off for start to halfterm getaway
- This would be the highest number of daily departures since December 20 2019
- More than 11,500 flights also expected to depart over the long weekend
Tomorrow is expected to be the busiest day at UK airports since before the pandemic with more than 3,000 flights due to depart, analysis shows.
This would be the highest number of daily departures since December 20 2019.
It comes as airlines and tour operators reported a surge in the number of bookings in recent weeks, with the Spring Bank Holiday and half-term break next week offering a prime opportunity for people to getaway.
According to the data from aviation analytics company Cirium, more than 11,500 flights with more than two million seats will depart over the long weekend.
Dublin, Amsterdam, Palma, Malaga and Alicante are expected to be among the most popular destinations for travellers.
Tomorrow is expected to be the busiest day at airports since before the pandemic with more than 3,000 flights due to depart from the UK
It comes as airlines and tour operators reported a surge in the number of bookings in recent weeks, with the Spring Bank Holiday and half-term break next week offering a prime opportunity for people to getaway
Dublin, Amsterdam (pictured), Palma, Malaga and Alicante are expected to be among the most popular destinations for travellers
‘The demand for travel continues to be strong and this trend looks set to continue,’ Julia Lo Bue-Said, chief executive of the Advantage Travel Partnership told the Times.
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She added that the ‘miserable’ weather over the past few weeks in the UK has been enough to encourage Brits to travel overseas ‘for some sun’.
This March was the wettest on record in England and Wales since 1981, with Ireland having its third wettest March this year on record.
Prices of flights have increased compared to last summer as a result of increased fuel costs and hikes in so-called ‘ancillary services’, including baggage charges, seat selection fees and on-board food and drink.
Earlier this month, the travel group Tui said people are booking summer holidays at stealth despite prices soaring by more than a quarter above pre-pandemic levels.
The spike in sales showed the average selling prices for summer holidays are 26 per cent higher than pre-pandemic levels, and winter booking prices were 29 per cent more expensive than in the 2018/2019 season, according to the German group.
Meanwhile, Jet2 and the owner of British Airways are also anticipating a summer booking frenzy as demand for holidays keeps growing.
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