The table below highlights data on the number of travellers using three major British airports between 1998 and 2003

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The number of visitors using Heathrow,
Gatwick
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and Stansted British airports
were
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demonstrated over a five-year
period
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between 1998 and 2003.
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, what stands out from the table is that there was a considerable upward trend in flying
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Gatwick
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and Stansted airports,
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Gatwick
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airport
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had a fluctuation during the
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in question. Looking at the details, as regards Heathrow
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airport
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, the number of backpackers stood at 27.2
million
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at the beginning of the
period
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. After that, there was a dramatic growth in using
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airport
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in the
last
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two years to 48.2
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people,
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figure being the peak during the whole
period
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, but despite dipping remarkably to 37.1
million
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tourists, it went up to 45.6
million
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adventurers
at the end
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of the
period
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. As for
Gatwick
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airport
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, the figure started at 36.5
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visitors, but
then
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a five-year
period
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between 1998 and 2003 saw a jump to 69.3
million
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travellers. If we look at
Stansted
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the Stansted
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airport
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, having grown sharply to 39.9
million
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people from 1998 to 2000, it levelled out at 43.3
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adventurers
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2001 and 2003
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