Between 5-8 May, departures from the UK hit 86% of 2019 levels

The latest data from Cirium, reveals the number of outbound flights from the UK on 5^th May reached the highest level since pre-pandemic, as travellers enjoy the long Coronation weekend.

Cirium Data – Coronation

This weekend (5-8 May): 

• Today, Friday 5 May, saw the highest number of scheduled departures from the UK since March 2020 (with 2,921 departures)
• Last weekend, 10,962 flights were scheduled to depart UK airports – equating to over 1.95 million seats
• This figure is 10% higher than 2022 and 625% higher than 2021, showing a spike in outbound flights
• Between 5-8 May, departures from the UK will also hit 86%of 2019 levels, as the country nears pre-pandemic flight capacity
• Across the UK, Heathrow Airport will see the largest number of departures (2,556), followed by Gatwick (1,499), Stansted (1,001), Manchester (1,000) and Luton (596)
• The most popular international destinations (by flights) are projected to be Dublin, Amsterdam, Palma, Malaga and Alicante.