Budget carrier easyJet anticipates a record-breaking Christmas holiday period, carrying more than 3.75 million passengers from December 17 to January 4.
The airline expects the busiest day of the festive period to be December 23, with more than 250,000 passengers across Europe booked to travel on more than 1,700 flights.
December 23 will also be the busiest day for easyJet in the UK, with about 130,000 passengers set to fly to or from the airline’s British airports – toppling the record for the most passengers travelling with the airline on one day over the festive period.
The most popular destinations this Christmas include Berlin, Amsterdam, London, Barcelona and Geneva.
Ali Gayward, easyJet’s UK country manager, said: “We are seeing high demand across our entire network on December 23 as more people than ever before are flying either home or on holiday with us this Christmas.
“The Christmas period has always been one of the busiest times of year for our customers and this year will be no exception.
“Whether customers are flying to visit friends and family or incorporating skiing into their Christmas breaks by flying via any number of our ski destinations including Geneva, Lyon, Grenoble and Innsbruck, we are doing everything possible to make our customers’ Christmas travel as easy and affordable as possible.”