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Thomson predicts record numbers will use regional airports
Thomson has reported a 26% increase in departures from regional airports in the last two years.
This compares with just 11% growth from Gatwick and Heathrow.
In its Holidays Forecast 2007, it predicts that next year will see a record number of passengers flying from regional airports.
“The advantages of departing regionally are obvious. In addition, statistics prove that delays from Heathrow and Gatwick are more likely than at any other UK airport,” said the report.
Thomson also tipped the Cape Verde Islands, the West Coast of Canada, Marrakech and short breaks to Cape Town to be ‘hot’ destinations in 2007.
It says demand for the Cape Verde Islands has been so strong, it has brought forward the launch of its programme from May to February.
By Bev Fearis
Bev
Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.
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