This statistic shows the percentage of passenger seats occupied on passenger aircraft run by UK airlines between 2002 and 2020, for both international and domestic flights. International flights consistently had a higher seat occupancy rate than domestic ones. In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, passenger seat occupancy drastically dropped, reaching 65.1 percent on international flight, while domestic flights reached 63.3 percent.
Passenger seat occupancy on scheduled international and domestic flights flown by airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2020*
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). Passenger seat occupancy on scheduled international and domestic flights flown by airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2020* [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 19, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/304056/international-and-domestic-flight-seat-occupancy-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Passenger seat occupancy on scheduled international and domestic flights flown by airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2020*." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304056/international-and-domestic-flight-seat-occupancy-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. (2021). Passenger seat occupancy on scheduled international and domestic flights flown by airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2020*. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 19, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/304056/international-and-domestic-flight-seat-occupancy-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK. "Passenger Seat Occupancy on Scheduled International and Domestic Flights Flown by Airlines in The United Kingdom (Uk) between 2002 and 2020*." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304056/international-and-domestic-flight-seat-occupancy-in-the-uk/
GOV.UK, Passenger seat occupancy on scheduled international and domestic flights flown by airlines in the United Kingdom (UK) between 2002 and 2020* Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/304056/international-and-domestic-flight-seat-occupancy-in-the-uk/ (last visited May 19, 2022)