Global Flight & Travel Information

International flights from the UK to New York and Australia are on the up with Goa entering the Top 100 for the first time reports Skyscanner Travel Trends this week.

  The most popular flight destinations were Spain (with Malaga holding top spot) and America, with New York rocketing up the rankings to number four as travellers go Christmas shopping in the Big Apple. London rose three places to claim 5th spot and Amsterdam climbed two place to 8th. Faro slipped two places to number nine and, despite various problems with civil unrest in recent months, Bangkok rose up the charts to make it in to the top ten.

THE TOP 10 MOST POPULAR DESTINATIONS

  1.        Malaga [0]

  2.        Tenerife [+1]

  3.        Alicante [-1]

  4.        New York [+5]

  5.        London [+3]

  6.        Dalaman [+ 1]

  7.        Palma [-3]

  8.        Amsterdam [+2]

  9.        Faro [-2]

  10.    Bangkok [New Entry]

NEW FLIGHTS

American Airlines are to start flying from Los Angeles to Shaghai, China . British Airlines have announced a twice weekly service between London Gatwick, UK and San Juan, Puerto Rico . Qatar Airways is planning to expand flights to Germany with new services to Stuttgart and greater capacity to Munich next year. AirAsia X is seeking to add new routes from Singapore and Bangkok, Thailand to Australia . Emirates are focusing more attention on building a presence in Canada . British Airways will increase their Caribbean schedule from March 2011. bmi is looking for the go-ahread to establish a daily service from London to Libya . Ryanair will launch new flights from Tallinn, Estonia to seven European destinations.