ABTA – The Travel Association estimates that 2.1 million British holidaymakers are set to head overseas for the Easter Bank Holiday weekend, with Good Friday the busiest day for travel.
Spain is once again the UK’s favourite foreign holiday destination for the weekend, with Malaga, Alicante and the Canary Islands the most popular regions. Temperatures this weekend are set to reach 21°C in Malaga, 23°C in Alicante and 23°C in Gran Canaria.
UK airlines are expected to cancel some flights to Spain because of strikes at Spanish airports over the Easter period.
EasyJet said: "We expect disruption. We apologise to all customers for any inconvenience."
Turkey will also be busy this Easter, according to ABTA, with holidaymakers enjoying sunshine and 23°C heat, while Egypt is another popular choice for sun seekers – temperatures of 31°C are predicted in Hurghada.
Further afield, ABTA members report Mexico, Cape Verde and Florida are selling well.
City break destinations of Amsterdam, Barcelona, Paris, New York, Budapest and Rome are also proving popular.
UK seaside resorts such as Bournemouth, Eastbourne and Llandudno are expected to see unseasonably high temperatures of over 20°C.
Airports in the south east are reporting strong numbers with hundreds of thousands leaving from Heathrow, 275,000 from Gatwick, 175,000 from Stansted and 105,000 from Luton.
Regional airports will be busy, with 160,000 leaving from Manchester, 28,000 from East Midland Airport and more than 100,000 from Edinburgh Airport.
Other regional airports, ferry terminals and the Channel Tunnel will also be extremely busy over the weekend with thousands booked to travel by Eurostar this weekend.
