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Christmas & New Year airport travel from Nottinghamshire

The two busiest travel weeks of the year. Here's how to plan around fog, staff shortages and full flights.

2026-04-05 · 4 min read

The two weeks around Christmas and New Year are the busiest of the year for UK airports.

Book everything early

  • Book your transfer 2–4 weeks ahead, not the week before.
  • Book Meet & Greet, not kerbside. Every airport is chaotic; a name board in arrivals removes one variable.
  • Book direct with TRAVO, not via a broker.

Fog and de-icing

East Midlands, Manchester and Birmingham all lose flights to fog delays in December. Add 90 minutes to your pre-flight buffer for any 5–9am departure between mid-December and early February.

Our capacity

We scale up over Christmas — but only so much. Book early, be specific about vehicle size, and give us the flight number.

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