Airlines and airports have reported a massive hike in the numbers of flights leaving the UK during the upcoming bank holiday weekend. Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium reveals scheduled departures are up 521 per cent compared to the 2021 early May bank holiday in a major bounce back.
Between Saturday and Monday (April 30 to May 2) there are scheduled to be 7,068 flights departing UK airports - equating to more than 1.2 million seats. The number of flights leaving the country is expected to be just 22 per cent down on pre-pandemic levels in 2019.
Busiest day this weekend is scheduled to be Monday, May 2, when there are 2,567 scheduled departures with most popular destinations Dublin, Amsterdam, Palma de Mallorca and Malaga. The UK airport expected to see the most departures is London Heathrow, with 1,619, followed by London Gatwick (968), Manchester (671) and London Stansted (670).
