Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA) is gearing up for the great Christmas and New Year ‘Getaway’, with over 100,000 passengers expected to pass through the Airport over the festive and New Year holiday period.

 With many schools finishing for Christmas on Thursday, families from across the region are expected to start to head off on flights from Liverpool on Friday onwards.

As usual, popular flights for passengers over the coming days are expected to be winter ski destinations such as Geneva, Salzburg, Innsbruck and Grenoble, The Canary Islands and southern Spain for some warmer Winter weather and City break destinations including many with famous Christmas markets such as Berlin, Krakow and Copenhagen.

 Ryanair expect Friday 20th to be their busiest day over the festive period, while easyJet’s will be Sunday 22nd, with the airline carrying 3,000 passengers from Liverpool on this day alone.