As summer air travel kicks into full swing, flights from the UK to popular holiday destinations are on the rise. Notably, flights between the United Kingdom and the United States have increased by 2.7% compared to pre-pandemic levels. The data, revealed by the aviation analytics company Cirium, looks at numbers from June 2024.
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