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1.3 million take to skies over Christmas weekend

(16 December 2002)

AN estimated 1.3 million people will be travelling by air over the weekend of December 27 and 30 - according to airports operator BAA.

Paris, New York, Orlando, Tenerife, Dublin and Amsterdam have emerged the top destinations over Christmas and the New Year.

The most popular travel days at BAA's three London airports - Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted - are expected to be December 22 at Heathrow, December 22 and 29 at Gatwick and December 21 and 27 at Stansted.