asked Her Majesty's Government:
How many and what proportion of air passengers travelled to (a) Heathrow Airport, (b) Gatwick Airport, and (c) Luton Airport by public transport in each of the past 10 years. [HL5073]
The tables below show the number and proportion of air passengers who travelled to or from Heathrow Airport, Gatwick Airport and Luton Airport by public transport in each of the past 10 years. Figures for Luton Airport are for 1996 and 2000 to 2007 as no survey was conducted 1997 to 1999.
Public Transport Public transport (million) Total passengers (million) 1998 32 13.0 40.6 1999 35 14.7 42.1 2000 36 16.1 44.7 2001 35 14.2 41.2 2002 34 13.6 39.7 2003 36 14.2 40.1 2004 36 15.7 43.6 2005 37 16.1 43.6 2006 35 15.6 44.2 2007 38 16.8 44.0 1 Figures for use of public transport are based on final mode of transport used by passengers arriving at Heathrow Source: CAA Passenger Survey
Public transport Public transport (million) Total terminating passengers (million) 1998 30 6.9 22.9 1999 33 7.6 22.9 2000 32 7.7 24.5 2001 30 7.4 24.5 2002 30 7.4 24.6 2003 32 8.0 24.6 2004 31 8.3 26.5 2005 32 8.5 26.7 2006 35 10.3 29.3 2007 35 10.8 30.6 1 Figures for use of public transport are based on final mode of transport used by passengers arriving at Gatwick Source: CAA Passenger Survey
Public transport % Public transport (million) Total terminating passengers (million) 1996 14 0.3 2.3 2000 20 1.2 5.8 2001 26 1.6 6.1 2002 24 1.4 5.8 2003 24 1.5 6.2 2004 25 1.7 7.1 2005 28 2.3 8.3 2006 30 2.7 8.9 2007 29 2.8 9.3 1 Figures for use of public transport are based on final mode of transport used by passengers arriving at Luton Source: CAA Passenger Survey