Liverpool John Lennon Airport is forecasting its busiest festive period on record.
With school holidays for many families set the start at the end of this week, the Speke terminal anticipates up to 200,000 passengers through its facility.
Destinations likely to prove most popular for families visiting friends and relatives are all close to home and include Belfast, Dublin and the Isle of Man.
Winter sun seekers will be heading to Alicante, Tenerife, Malaga and Faro while flights to Amsterdam, Krakow, Geneva, Paris and Barcelona are set to be the busiest for those flying to city destinations.
Whilst delays aren’t expected, passengers travelling from Liverpool over the coming days are advised to allow extra time to pass through the airport at peak times.
Airport management are keen to remind all passengers that restrictions on liquids carried in hand luggage are still in place and to think carefully about what items they are intending to pack in hand luggage, before they set off for the airport.
The installation of the latest generation security screening equipment, electrical items such as tablets and laptops can now remain in hand luggage as can any liquids and gels under 100ml..
To avoid disappointment at the security search point and to help keep security queues to a minimum, passengers are being asked to travel with their presents unwrapped if they are to be carried in hand luggage, with items including Christmas crackers not permitted by most airlines.
Robin Tudor, LJLA’s head of PR, 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.”