The number of visits made by residents of the United Kingdom (UK) abroad using air transportation has increased over the period from 2011 to 2019. The number of trips by air reached around 79.5 million in 2019. Air was by far the most popular mode of transport for outbound travel from the United Kingdom (for all travel purposes) that year.
Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019
(in 1,000s)
Estimates based on the International Passenger Survey (IPS). Interviews are conducted with passengers arriving and departing from the country and include visits for all purposes, including for vacation, business, study, visiting friends and family, and other leisure purposes.
The data for 2019 was produced using a new improved estimation method. Figures from 2009 to 2018 shown here have been revised according to the new method. The impact of the improved methodology can be viewed here.
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Office for National Statistics (UK). (May 22, 2020). Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 22, 2020. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). (2020). Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK). "Number of Visits Abroad by Air from The United Kingdom (Uk) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 22 May 2020, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/
Office for National Statistics (UK), Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of visits abroad by air from the United Kingdom (UK) from 2011 to 2019 (in 1,000s) [Graph], Office for National Statistics (UK), May 22, 2020. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/580184/number-of-trips-abroad-by-air-travel-united-kingdom-uk/
