UK airports are set to have their busiest day so far this year on Friday July 19, according to data from aviation analytics firm Cirium. UK airports are expected to reach over 3,214 departures on the day - the highest number of daily departures since October 2019.
Additionally, over the weekend (July 19 to 21) 9,075 flights are scheduled to depart from UK airports - equating to over 1.6 million seats. Comparing the same period to 2023.
Heathrow Airport is projected to record the highest number of departures, followed by Gatwick, Manchester, Stansted and then Edinburgh. easyJet is set to operate the largest number of UK departures over the weekend, followed by Ryanair, British Airways, Jet2.com and TUI.
""The summer is always our busiest time of the year and this year is no exception,"" said easyJet's UK country manager Ali Gayward. ""We continue to see more and more people choose easyJet to take them on their summer getaway, and with the school holidays taking off for most of the country this weekend, we’re looking forward to taking them away on a well-deserved beach break.""
The most popular international destinations are expected to be Dublin, Amsterdam, Palma, Alicante, and Malaga.
UK airport to have busiest day in 2024 on July 19
