In 2019, 73 percent of air travelers residing in the United Kingdom confirmed holidays as the main reason for their most recent flight in that period. 17 percent of travelers in this category visited friends or relatives on their last flight occasion.
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Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (April 30, 2020). What was the main reason for your last flight? [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 23, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "What was the main reason for your last flight? ." Chart. April 30, 2020. Statista. Accessed May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (2020). What was the main reason for your last flight? . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 23, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "What Was The Main Reason for Your Last Flight? ." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Apr 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK), What was the main reason for your last flight? Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/ (last visited May 23, 2024)
What was the main reason for your last flight? [Graph], Civil Aviation Authority (UK), April 30, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185499/share-passengers-main-reason-last-flight-uk/