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At least 1.8 million people are expected to travel abroad over the August Bank Holiday weekend, according to estimates released by Abta.
While tomorrow (Friday) will be the busiest day, over the whole bank holiday weekend more than 420,000 will fly out from Heathrow, 250,000 from Gatwick,136,000 from Stansted and 65,000 from Luton airport.

Hundreds of thousands will leave through regional airports, including 145,000 from Manchester, 25,000 from Leeds/Bradford, 12,000 from Southampton, 36,000 from Newcastle and 65,000 from Birmingham.

In Scotland 116,000 will be flying out from Edinburgh, Glasgow and Aberdeen. Additionally, 60,000 will use the Eurostar for trips to the continent and 500,000 people will head overseas by ferry or Eurotunnel.

The Balearic Islands, mainland Spain, Turkey, Egypt, Cyprus and the Greek islands are the top holiday spots.

The US is also proving to be popular with Orlando and New York the top destinations, while for European cities, Paris, Amsterdam, Venice and Dublin lead the way, Abta said.

Traditional beach resorts on England's south coast, Devon and Cornwall are also expected to be busy despite the recent wet weather.

source: www.travelweekly.co.uk