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Brett Gibbons

Greece and Turkey most popular destinations as flights near pre-Covid numbers

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Flights to Greece and Turkey are leading the way as departures from UK airports approach the highest level since before the coronavirus pandemic. Aviation analytics firm Cirium has revealed that flights from this country during June are expected to reach numbers not seen since October 2019.

There are scheduled to be 83,136 departures from UK airports this June - the highest number since October 2019 when there were 94,893. Flights this June are up 241 per cent on June 2021, and up 823 per cent on June 2020. Compared to June 2019, they are down only 16.4 per cent

The data shows Turkey and Greece are performing the best – with flights from the UK exceeding June 2019 levels by 34.5 per cent and 24.2 per cent respectively. Meanwhile, Cirium has revealed that flights to Spain this summer will reach 93 per cent of 2019 levels.

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