The Big Easter Getaway Begins

This weekend will see approximately 2 million Britons jetting away to foreign shores for the big Easter getaway.

Due to the quantity of passengers travelling it may be hard to find a last minute deal so we advise looking now if you are looking to get away. The major airports are sure to be the busiest with figures indicating that the following airports will be expecting the numbers listed below:

Heathrow: 450,000
Gatwick: 260,000
Stansted: 170,000
Manchester: 100,000
Birmingham: 45,000
Leeds Bradford: 20,000
Edinburgh: 65,000
Glasgow: 60,000
Aberdeen: 22,000
Luton: 60,000
Southampton: 12,000

In total this indicates that the airports above will be coping with approximately 1,264,000 passengers over the Easter period which is of course not including all the other UK airports that will be busier than usual over the holiday period.

According to ABTA (Association of British Travel Agents) Spain will be the most popular holiday for Brits this Easter with Tenerife also being very popular. Holidays to destinations such as Egypt, Morocco and Florida have also proved to be popular choices.

City breaks are also well booked up this Easter with destinations such as Amsterdam, Paris, Barcelona, Rome and Venice all well booked up.

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Published by: Jon Vickery