This graph shows the different reasons that people travel by air from selected UK airports between 2002 and 2019. This general UK trend shows that holiday and business travel fell as percentage of UK travel purposes. Business trips fell from making up 24 percent of all air travel in 2002 to 17 percent in 2019. Visiting family and friends became more common.
Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019*
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GOV.UK. (December 4, 2020). Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 01, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019*." Chart. December 4, 2020. Statista. Accessed April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. (2020). Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 01, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/
GOV.UK. "Distribution of Travel Purpose from Selected Airports in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2002 and 2019*." Statista, Statista Inc., 4 Dec 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/
GOV.UK, Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/ (last visited April 01, 2023)
Distribution of travel purpose from selected airports in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2019* [Graph], GOV.UK, December 4, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/303774/travel-purpose-trends-at-uk-airports/