The share of adults who had not flown because of travel costs in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 had decreased in recent years between 2016 and 2021. This share has been increasing again and in October 2023, 32 percent of respondents reported that they were unable to fly due to travel costs.
Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023
respondents who had not flown in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Prior year figures were taken from previous editions.
March 2016 sample size: 3,507 respondents
October 2016 sample size: 3,551 respondents
March 2017 sample size: 3,002 respondents
October 2017 sample size: 3,002 respondents
April 2018 sample size: 3,500 respondents
October 2018 sample size: 3,538 respondents
April 2019 sample size: 3,500 respondents
November 2019 sample size: 3,501 respondents
November 2020 sample size: 2,144 respondents
November 2021 sample size: 2,917 respondents
October 2022 sample size: 3,500 respondents
October 2023 sample size: 3,510 respondents
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Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (January 11, 2024). Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023." Chart. January 11, 2024. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (2024). Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "Share of Adults Who Have Not Flown Because of Cost of Travel in The United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023." Statista, Statista Inc., 11 Jan 2024, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK), Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 [Graph], Civil Aviation Authority (UK), January 11, 2024. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
