Whether you want a glamorous getaway, a fun family holiday or a short city break, we've been in Speke to hear about the most popular routes.
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00:01Liverpool John Lennon Airport is gearing up for a busy summer with tens of thousands of passengers expected to pass through the airport as travellers from across the region jet off to a host of destinations.
00:13Going away, whether it's one week or two weeks out, summer holiday is very precious to a lot of people and they'll put money aside, do everything they can to maintain that and that's certainly what we've been seeing so far this year with pretty much record numbers of passengers passing through here.
00:27Whether you want a glamorous getaway, a fun family holiday or a short city break, we've been in speak to hear about the most popular spots for summer 2025.
00:38No surprise, Mediterranean yet again is probably the number one and by that I mean, yes, whether it's your Alicante's, your Mallorca's, some of those kind of places but also seeing a big uplift this year in Turkey. Turkey's been really popular this year.
00:54We've been on the streets of Liverpool to find out where you're getting off to this summer.
01:00It's just been at home.
01:02I'm going to Lanzarote in September for a little five-dayer, all-inclusive, blanker player I think it is.
01:13Well, this will be my second time and this will probably be my last holiday abroad and we're going, it's a whole family, taking the four grandkids, daughter, fella.
01:24I've got a few ideas, you know, but I've not really, you know, decided where to go yet.
01:32I might go to Spain I think later on in the year. Yeah, I think that would be a good place.
01:37Over the past year, the airport's launched a £9 million overhaul of its food and drink retail and lounge facilities.
01:44We've got work ongoing at the moment for a big new, it's called the Aspire Lounge, which is the premium lounge because the existing lounge simply isn't big enough.
01:53We're running out of space there so we're putting a brand new one in, work's going on as we speak, which will be double the size of the existing one.
02:00It'll cater for over 200 people.
02:01And new security scanners to streamline required checks.
02:05It's a lot easier when you go through security, you don't now have to take out your little clear plastic bag with your liquids in it.
02:11You can keep all your liquids in your hand luggage, you don't need a little plastic bag anymore.
02:16We've still got a limit, so items can only have up to 100 millilitres of liquid in them, but you don't have to take them out.
02:23You don't have to take your laptops out, your iPads out separately, keep them all in your luggage, put it all in the one tray and put that through.
02:29Liverpool Airports are located about seven miles southeast of the city centre.
02:34By car, it's easily accessible via the M62 and A561 with clear signposting.
02:39We're still advising passengers, don't leave it to the last minute.
02:43Getting through security at the best time, particularly as we move into the busy summer season now.
02:48We still advise people, two to two and a half hours, roughly, is plenty of time.
02:53Just in case of those things, those unexpected events, perhaps getting to the airport, you might get delayed.
02:58You know, once you get here.