The given circular graphs illustrate the purposes of
travel
for passengers at four UK Use synonyms
airports
—Gatwick, Heathrow, Use synonyms
Luton
, and Stansted—in 2016.
At first glance, holiday Use synonyms
travel
was the most common reason for passengers at Gatwick Airport, Use synonyms
whereas
visiting Linking Words
friends
and family was the dominant purpose at Use synonyms
Luton
and Stansted. Heathrow had the highest proportion of Use synonyms
business
Use synonyms
travelers
.
At Gatwick, the majority of passengers (54%) Change the spelling
travellers
traveled
for holidays—the highest among all Change the spelling
travelled
airports
. Meanwhile, 30% visited Use synonyms
friends
and family, Use synonyms
whereas
Linking Words
business
Use synonyms
travel
accounted for only 14%. Use synonyms
Additionally
, other reasons made up 2%. At Heathrow, Linking Words
business
Use synonyms
travel
was more common (26%) than at the other Use synonyms
airports
. Visiting Use synonyms
friends
and family accounted for 37%, Use synonyms
while
holiday Linking Words
travel
was slightly lower at 33%. Other reasons made up 4%, the highest among the four Use synonyms
airports
.
Use synonyms
Luton
and Stansted exhibited comparable trends. In both Use synonyms
airports
, nearly half of the Use synonyms
travelers
(50% and 48%) visited family and Change the spelling
travellers
friends
. Use synonyms
Furthermore
, holiday Linking Words
travel
was the second most common reason, with 35% at Use synonyms
Luton
and 36% at Stansted. Use synonyms
In contrast
, Linking Words
business
trips were less frequent, comprising 13% and 11%, Use synonyms
while
other reasons remained low at 2%.Linking Words