This Christmas UK travel hubs are bound to be busy as festive fliers look to make their way to loved ones - and different airlines recommend arriving at the airport at different times to ensure an easy take-off.
While airports which were overstretched and overwhelmed in the spring and summer seem in much better shape now, the winter break will be a test of whether they've been brought back to pre-pandemic levels of efficiency.
Just last month Heathrow estimated businesses at the airport still need to recruit and train as many as 25,000 people.