Friday (25 August) is set to be the busiest day for UK air travel departures for nearly four years with millions ready to get away over the August bank holiday weekend.
Friday will see the highest number of UK departures since October 2019
Data from aviation analytics firm Cirium shows more than 3,130 flights are scheduled set to take off from UK airports on Friday – the highest number on a single day since October 2019.
Numbers are expected to increase even further over the coming week, with 11,839 flights scheduled to take off. This is up 10% compared with the same period last year, and up 83% compared compared with 2021.
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