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The great escape of British travelers begun in earnest on Thursday, December 22, 2011 as a peak 95,000 customers jet off around the globe with the British Airways.
Even Christmas Day will see nearly 30,000 people travelling, thanks to British Airways’ 365 day-a-year operation.
Thousands of British Airways staff including cabin crew, pilots and customer service staff will be looking after customers all over the world.
Homebound customers peak on January 2, 2012 with 94,000 people flying on the airline’s network.
The top ten destinations for Christmas and New Year are:
1. New York
2. Geneva
3. Edinburgh
4. Barcelona
5. Manchester
6. Glasgow
7. Miami
8. Dubai
9. Cape Town
10. Amsterdam
Richard Tams, head of UK&I sales, said: “Christmas is an exceptionally busy time of year for us and we’ve already welcomed tens of thousands of customers on board. December 22 is our next peak with people maximising their time off and we’re looking forward to carrying half a million people home in the first week of the new year.”
Theodore is the Co-Founder and Managing Editor of TravelDailyNews Media Network; his responsibilities include business development and planning for TravelDailyNews long-term opportunities.
