§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing, for each month in 1970, the number of persons passing through and
Passengers* Air Transport Movements Scheduled Flights Charter Flights Scheduled Flights Charter Flights Heathrow September … … … 1,678,324 53,078 22,896 564 October … … … 1,325,278 29,206 20,994 370 November … … … 991,738† 15,462† 17,915† 144† December … … … 994,857† 17,540† 17,606† 194† Gatwick September … … … 72,372 424,814 1,632 4,555 October … … … 55,861 231,216 1,557 2,596 November … … … 42,870† 102,761† 1,300† 1,259† December … … … 50,453† 119,362† 1,420† 1,456† Stansted September … … … 97 82,924 1 864 October … … … 87 25,225 1 387 November … … … —† 12,713† —† 214† December … … … 4,580† 13,042† 58† 195† Luton September … … … 5,247 276,469 164 2,926 October … … … 3,724 163,029 83 1,761 November … … … 665† 81,728† 15† 895† December … … … 689† 71,684† 14† 854† Southend September … … … 41,868 6,848 1,502 368 October … … … 20,136 4,159 1,045 367 November … … … 12,460 1,275 909 392 December … … … 15,637 3,090 893 259 * including those in transit on a through flight. † provisional.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing for each of the main airports in the United Kingdom the number of persons of United Kingdom citizenship leaving those airports on international flights, other than those terminating in Eire, for the year 1970, dividing the numbers between scheduled and charter flights, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleDeparture of United Kingdom residents are estimated at just over 5 million. Information for each airport and type of flight is not available. It is estimated that in 1968 73 per cent. of United Kingdom residents arrived or departed at airports in London and South East England.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will
242Wthe number of air traffic movements at each of the airports serving London and the South-East, namely, Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton, Stansted and Southend, dividing the figures between scheduled and charter movements in each case.
§ Mr. NobleInformation for January to August, 1970, is published in Business Monitor Series CA2. Following is the information for the remaining months.
publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing for each of the main airports in the United Kingdom the number of persons, not of United Kingdom citizenship, arriving at those airports on international flights, other than those originating in Eire, for the year 1970, dividing the numbers between scheduled and charter flights, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleArrivals of overseas residents are estimated at just over 5 million. Information for each airport and type of flight is not available. It is estimated that in 1968 90 per cent. of overseas residents arrived or departed at airports in London and South-East England.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will publish in the OFFICIAL REPORT a table showing for each of the years 1965 to 243W 1970, the number of persons entering and leaving the United Kingdom on international flights, other than those originating from, or terminating in, Eire, dividing
Passengers entering the United Kingdom ('000) Passengers leaving the United Kingdom ('000) Scheduled flights Charter flights Scheduled flights Charter flights 1965 … … … … 4,014 1,145 4,024 1,165 1966 … … … … 4,530 1,523 4,524 1,554 1967 … … … … 4,885 1,750 4,880 1,740 1968 … … … … 5,161 2,054 5,175 2,049 1969 … … … … 5,732 2,854 5,738 2,867 1970* … … … … 6,400 3,600 6,400 3,600 * Provisional, partly estimated.
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he can now give a forecast of the future levels of scheduled and charter international air traffic at United Kingdom airports, referred to in Paragraph 4.7.1. of volume viii of the Papers and Proceedings of the Commission on the Third London Airport, giving upper and lower estimates of passenger and air traffic movements.
Heathrow Gatwick Terminal Passengers— millions Air Transport Movements— thousands Terminal Passengers— millions Air Transport Movements— thousands Year Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper Lower Upper 1970 … … … … 12.3 12.8 194 200 3.0 3.1 39 40 1971 … … … … 13.4 14.6 196 207 3.4 3.7 40 43 1972 … … … … 14.7 16.6 199 216 3.8 4.3 42 46 1973 … … … … 161 18.9 206 229 4.2 5.0 45 50 1974 … … … … 17.7 21.4 213 245 4.7 5.8 48 55 1975 … … … … 19.4 24.2 222 260 5.3 6.7 51 60 1976 … … … … 21.2 27.2 230 274 6.0 7.7 54 65 1977 … … … … 23.1 30.5 238 289 6.7 8.8 58 70 1978 … … … … 25.4 34.1 248 305 7.4 10.1 61 75 1979 … … … … 27.8 38.2 258 321 8.3 11.5 65 81 1980 … … … … 30.4 42.7 268 339 9.3 13.2 69 87
§ Mr. Spearingasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will indicate the current and future likely pattern of journey origins of United Kingdom citizens leaving by air on international flights, and the journey terminations of those not of United Kingdom citizenship arriving from abroad by air discounting in both cases travel to and from Eire.
§ Mr. NobleInformation is at present available only in respect of traffic through airports near London. These attract 85 per cent. of total traffic. Details are published in "Passengers at London
244Wthe numbers between scheduled and charter flights, respectively.
§ Mr. NobleThe forecasts given below are of the trend of international air traffic demand at Heathrow and Gatwick. The kinds of services that will carry the traffic have not been predicted nor is any account taken of transfers of services, as congestion increases, from Heathrow to Gatwick or other places.
Airports" (H.M.S.O.; SBN 11 5103120). No marked changes are expected within the next 10 years.