Passengers urged to allow extra time when using Liverpool airport over festive peaks

Passengers using Liverpool airport are being advised to allow extra time to pass through at peak times over the busy festive period.

The Merseyside airport is projecting a 4% year on year rise to more than 200,000 passengers, making it the busiest Christmas and new year ever.

Destinations likely to prove most popular for families visiting friends and relatives include Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man, while most winter sun seekers will be heading to Alicante, Tenerife, Malaga, Arrecife and Faro. 

Flights to Amsterdam, Krakow, Geneva, Paris and Barcelona are set to be the most in demand for to city breaks. 

A Liverpool airport spokesperson said: “This could be our busiest festive period ever and we’re all really looking forward to welcoming thousands of passengers to the airport, taking advantage of the convenience of flying hassle free from Liverpool to a host of great destinations.

“We are asking passengers at peak periods to allow a little extra time to pass through compared to normal and to come prepared, thinking carefully about what they are carrying in their hand luggage, since restrictions remain in place.”

Meanwhile, Glasgow airport is expecting more than 315,000 passengers to pass through over the festive fortnight, with the busiest day forecast for Friday (December 19) when around 23,000 people are expected.

Sister AGS-owned Aberdeen International airport is projecting throughput of more than 74,000 passengers over the same period with 6,000 projected on Friday.