Heathrow tops the Cirium charts with highest October half-term departures

Post-pandemic the UK airports have recovered almost by 55% as compared to the October half-term of 2021, according to data from Cirium. Recent data revealed that departures from UK airports during October half-term remain 18% down compared to the same period in 2019 when there were 21,394 departing flights, while the departures are up 55% compared to half-term 2021, showing the continued recovery of the industry. The most popular international destinations for UK departures were Dublin, Amsterdam, and Palma de Mallorca. EasyJet was the largest airline during the holiday period, with 3771 departures from the UK, followed by British Airways, Ryanair, and Jet2.com.