International flights to and from the UK fell to just 400,000 this year, says analytics firm Cirium.
Rival airline easyJet followed closely behind, with more than 82,000 flights in total, according to data collected by Cirium.This was despite the US only opening its borders to UK travellers in November.Short-haul flights proved to be the most popular, with eight out of the 10 most popular routes being to Europe.
London Heathrow to Amsterdam, Paris Charles de Gaulle and Frankfurt came in third, fourth and fifth place respectively. Meanwhile, the UK's busiest domestic route was between Land's End to St Mary's in the Isles of Scilly.Following a sharp rise in Covid-19 cases throughout the UK due to the Omicron variant, the outlook for 2022 remains uncertain.
The uncertainty has already sparked a rise in cancellations over the festive period because of concerns over potential further restrictions.
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