HC Deb 08 December 1982 vol 33 c513W
Mr. Nicholas Winterton

asked the Minister for Trade what change there has been in the volume of air traffic at (a) Heathrow, (b) Gatwick and (c) Manchester international airports in the past year.

Mr. Sproat

According to the Civil Aviation Authority, Traffic at the three airports for the latest 12-month period available was as follows:

Terminal passengers July 1981–June 1982 Air transport movements July 1981–June 1982
Heathrow 26,739,387 253,275
(26,730,774) (258,831)
Gatwick 11,028,055 130,358
(10,084,843) (122,165)
Manchester 4,911,062 63,412
(4,422,262) (58,971)

The figures for the equivalent period, July 1980–June 1981, are given in brackets.