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Brett Gibbons

Hordes of holidaymakers set to escape Jubilee with 10,000 flights scheduled from UK

Millions are expected to escape the UK during the Queen's Platinum Jubilee weekend with record numbers of lights set to take off. Aviation analysts Cirium is anticipating more than 10,000 flights will depart UK airports during the holiday period.

Some 10,814 departures are scheduled from UK airports, equating to 1,908,220 seats. Dublin is the most popular destination, with 403 flights. This is followed by Amsterdam (387), Palma de Mallorca (300), Malaga (242) and Alicante (209).

The airline with the most flights planned is easyJet (2,290 departures), followed by Ryanair (1,624), British Airways (1,597), Jet2 (798), and TUI (558). The busiest airport will be London Heathrow with 2,298 departures, followed by Gatwick (1,590), Manchester (1,057), Stansted (966) and Luton with (587).

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