The four pie charts compare the purpose of
travel
to the UK through Use synonyms
Gatwick
, Use synonyms
Heathrow
, Use synonyms
Luton
and Stansted Use synonyms
airports
in 2016.
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Overall
, holiday Linking Words
travel
accounted for the largest proportion of passengers at Use synonyms
Gatwick
and Use synonyms
Heathrow
Use synonyms
airports
, Use synonyms
while
visiting friends was the most common purpose at Linking Words
Luton
and Stansted. Use synonyms
By contrast
, Linking Words
traveling
for Change the spelling
travelling
another
reasons represented the smallest percentage at all four Correct determiner usage
other
airports
.
Regarding holiday Use synonyms
travel
, Use synonyms
Gatwick
Airport recorded the highest figure, with 54% of passengers Use synonyms
traveling
for Change the spelling
travelling
this
purpose. The proportion at Linking Words
Heathrow
was considerably lower, at 37%, Use synonyms
while
both Linking Words
Luton
and Stansted showed the same share of 36%. Use synonyms
In contrast
, visiting friends was most common at Linking Words
Luton
and Stansted, accounting for 50% and 49% respectively, compared with 33% at Use synonyms
Heathrow
and only 30% at Use synonyms
Gatwick
.
As for business Use synonyms
travel
, Use synonyms
Heathrow
had the highest proportion at 26%, which was almost double the figures for Use synonyms
Gatwick
and Stansted, both at 14%. Use synonyms
Luton
recorded the lowest percentage in Use synonyms
this
category, at 13%. Meanwhile, Linking Words
travel
for other purposes remained minimal across all four Use synonyms
airports
, accounting for only 2% at Use synonyms
Gatwick
and Stansted, and 4% at Use synonyms
Heathrow
.Use synonyms