British Airways has released figures to show that 1.6 million people are jetting away with airline across the peak festive break.
It says the top long-haul destinations for the period December 17 to January 4 are New York (JFK), closely followed by Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Dubai and Washington.
The most popular short-haul routes are Paris (Charles de Gaulle), Geneva, and Nice, while Edinburgh and Glasgow remain firm favourites for a domestic Christmas getaway.
The airline said the busiest day is Friday, December 19, when almost 105,000 customers are travelling with the airline.
Over the festive period, BA will be serving up at least 38,000 Christmas dinners with turkey and all the trimmings plus 60,000 helpings of Christmas cake and 8,500 servings of rich chocolate log.
By Bev Fearis
