Malta and Pisa both rise eight places

Malta and Pisa both rose eight places as popular destinations. Gerona was the highest climber this month, rising nine places in popularity, according to Skyscanner, a leading travel search site based in Edinburgh, Scotland.

A spokesman for Skyscanner said last month saw the UK experience a five-day closure of airspace, a first in aviation history, while some of the UK's favourite holiday destinations, Greece and Thailand, were hit by civil unrest.

Cheap flights comparison site Skyscanner reveals how the events of April 2010 affected the UK's interest in travel destinations.

The top five remain stable with the immensely popular beach destinations of Malaga, Alicante, Tenerife, Palma and Faro holding on to their positions. Dalaman continues its popularity spurt, moving up one more place to number six, overtaking London. Dublin also rose one spot, displacing New York, while Amsterdam held firm at number ten.

Gerona was the highest climber this month, rising nine places in popularity, followed by Luqa in Malta and Pisa which both rose eight places. Stockholm and Bodrum both moved up seven spots, as did Nice, likely due to the Cannes Film festival which takes place in May.

Stockholm and Bodrum both moved up seven spots, as did Nice, likely due to the Cannes Film festival which takes place in May.

Germany has fared well this month with both Hamburg and Frankfurt entering the Top 50. Greece will be reassured to see Crete enter the charts despite its well publicised economic problems, and rival Turkey will be pleased that Antalya has also entered, meaning that overall Turkey has four locations in the Top 50, to Greece's two. After rocketing up the charts last month, Munich disappears from the Top 50 this month, along with flights to Hong Kong, Manchester and Budapest.

Barry Smith, Skyscanner co-founder and development director, said: "Dalaman is going from strength to strength, rising another place from last month, and despite civil unrest in Thailand, flights to Bangkok have risen two places to number 11, showing the country's resilience as a tourist destination."

1. Malaga (Spain) [0]
2. Alicante (Spain) [0]
3. Tenerife (Spain) [0]
4. Palma (Spain) [0]
5. Faro (Portugal) [0]
6. Dalaman (Turkey) [+1]
7. London (UK) [-1]
8. Dublin (Ireland) [+1]
9. New York (US) [-1]
10. Amsterdam (The Netherlands) [0]

Rankings are based on flight searches during April 2010 on the Skyscanner website for UK departures.

Skyscanner is a leading travel search site based in Edinburgh, Scotland. It provides instant online comparison on flight prices.