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*
* Average for airports calculated by Statista. Results are based on the CAA passenger Survey, which is carried out for Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, Manchester and Stansted airport. Some figures have been rounded so not all years add up to 100.
** Base of previous years provided by the source.
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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 May 26, 2022, 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 May 26, 2022. 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: May 26, 2022. 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 May 26, 2022)
