Spain and the UK share extra flights between them than any two nations within the WORLD: Unimaginable statistic is confirmed after knowledgeable ‘fact-checked’ declare made by outgoing British ambassador Hugh Elliott – CSN

THIS week noticed Hugh Elliott’s time as British ambassador to Spain come to an in depth, and as he has achieved so many occasions over the past 5 years, he despatched out a video message, giving thanks for the ‘affection and welcome’ he has acquired whereas in put up. 

However the video message contained an attention-grabbing declare, one which piqued the curiosity of journey blogger Diego Gonzalez: Spain and the UK share extra flights between them than some other two nations on the earth. 

Writing on his weblog Fronteras (Borders), Gonzalez defined that he had been alerted to the astonishing declare by Hugh Elliott by a reader, and so he set about to find whether or not or not it was true.

His conclusion? It completely is the case, and by fairly an astonishing margin. 

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“The air relationship between Spain and the UK is solely large,” he wrote on the put up. “Spain acquired 17 million British vacationers in 2023, 20% of all international guests to the nation. We’re the favorite vacation spot for the British (doubling the following, which is France) and the British are the foreigners who go to Spain essentially the most by a great distance.”

Gonzalez additionally investigated the variety of Spanish vacationers who head to the UK, with two million visiting in 2023, making it the fifth nation on the general rating. 

And as for the flights?

Effectively, Gonzalez found that the variety of aircraft seats accessible in August 2024 between Spain and the UK was the very best by far, coming in at greater than 5.3 million in accordance with web site OAG. 

In second place was Germany and Spain, with 3.3 million, after which Canada and the USA, with 3.2 million.

One other incontrovertible fact that Gonzalez included in his weblog put up will shock nobody: the low-cost airways account for almost all of those flights. 

Ryanair, for instance, operates almost 2,000 flights every week between the UK and Spain, with easyJet and Jet2 shut behind with 1,500 every week.

Gonzalez concluded his weblog with an thought for the long run: he would try one of many extra uncommon routes accessible to travellers, and take a flight from Alicante to Teeside.