The busiest and quietest days to fly this summer – see if your holiday is on the list
AIRPORTS have been scenes of chaos throughout the summer, with staff shortages and strikes preventing the travel industry from coping with the demand for holidays.
The school summer holidays have now arrived, meaning things are only going to get busier.
However, there is help available for holidaymakers still looking to book their getaways this year.
Travel search engine Kayak has put together a list of the days it predicts will be the busiest and the quietest to travel on, based on flight searches for the remainder of the summer.
Between now and September 23, the analysis has shown that Thursday, August 18 appears to be the quietest day to fly, while Monday August 1 looks like it will be the busiest.
The data revealed that Thursday, August 18 has about 87 per cent fewer departure flight searches than the peak travel date in August.
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The analysis also offers some of the lowest flight prices during the school break, with average prices around £420.
Those willing to wait until September for a holiday could also avoid heavy crowds, as it was found Sunday, September 11, Tuesday, September 20, and Sunday, September 28 are also among some of the least popular departure dates.
Meanwhile, July is proving a popular month for travel, with Monday, July 25 having the second highest number of flight searches.
Friday, July 8, Friday, July 15 and Thursday, July 21 all also look to be busy days for flying.
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The data also revealed which locations could prove to be the busiest destinations, based on the number of times they’ve been searched for on Kayak.
Istanbul topped the list, with Bangkok, Paris, Dubai, Antalya, Barcelona, Alicante, Mallorca, Amsterdam and New York making up the top ten.
Meanwhile, the quietest destinations appear to be Tangier, Toulouse, Bari, Kos, Lima, Zadar, Vilnius, Saint Peter, Girona and Inverness.
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