ABTA predicts busier Christmas getaway
16.12.11
Around 4.25 million Britons will be heading overseas during the Christmas and New Year period, ABTA has revealed. The figure - covering the period from December 16 to January 3 - compares with just under 4 million last year.
This year, around 1.7 million will be leaving from Heathrow Airport, 425,000 from Stansted, 750,000 from Gatwick and 210,000 from Luton. 340,000 will take off from Manchester Airport, 165,000 from Birmingham and 120,000 from Glasgow. Those using Heathrow will take 6,000 tonnes of luggage each day - equivalent to the weight of 20 jumbo jets.
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