Airport cruising towards bumper Bank Holiday

BOSSES at Liverpool John Lennon Airport are expecting their busiest weekend of the year as the August Bank Holiday getaway begins tomorrow (Friday August 26).

Some 70,000 travellers are expected to pass through the airport over the long weekend.

LJLA has continued to see increased passenger numbers throughout 2016 with almost 350,000 more passengers choosing to use it so far this year.

This weekend is likely to be the airport’s busiest Bank Holiday period for five years with around 8% more passengers expected compared to the same period last year.

The majority of the region’s holidaymakers are likely to be heading off somewhere warmer from Liverpool, including the sunshine resorts on the Mediterranean as passengers take advantage of the wider choice of holiday destinations available from LJLA.

Weekend breaks are expected to be popular too with passengers travelling to various European cities and further afield to the likes of New York on Aer Lingus’ North American flights via Dublin.

This year has seen two new operators commence services from Liverpool with Spanish airline Vueling flying to Barcelona three times a week and the start of the TUI weekly flight to Palma.

Robin Tudor, head of PR for Liverpool John Lennon Airport, said: “It’s been our best summer for many years in terms of passenger numbers and the August Bank Holiday weekend is set to be our busiest weekend of the year once again, with passengers from across the region taking advantage of the convenience of flying from Liverpool with even more great destinations now available.”