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Airports: Public Transport

Volume 703: debated on Tuesday 22 July 2008

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.

Table 1: Air passengers who travelled to or from Heathrow Airport by public transport (rail, bus/coach, or tube)1

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

Table 2: Air passengers who travelled to or from Gatwick Airport by public transport (rail or bus/coach)

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

Table 3: Air passengers who travelled to or from Luton Airport by public transport (rail or bus/coach)

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