HC Deb 24 January 1983 vol 35 cc255-6W
30. Mr. Haselhurst

asked the Minister for Trade how many passengers used London's airports in 1982; and how this compared with 1979, 1980 and 1981.

Mr. Sproat

Statistics for 1982 are available from the Civil Aviation Authority for only the first five months. During this period 14,592,580 passengers used the London airports (Heathrow, Gatwick, Luton and Stansted), an increase of 5.63 per cent. over the number, 13,815,203, who used them in the corresponding period in 1979. The totals for 1979, 1980 and 1981 can be found in table 2.12.2 of the CAA's 1981 annual statistics, a copy of which is in the Library.