§ Mr. Brightasked the Secretary of State for Transport how many fixed-wing movements have been excluded from the official air traffic movement figures at Heathrow in each of the years since 1979.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThe figures for air transport movements published by the British Airports Authority exclude positioning flights, air taxi and general aviation movements. The number of movements accounted for by these categories of flight at Heathrow since 1979 is as follows:
Number of Flights 1979 22,753 1980 21,486 1981 20,050 1982 21,883 1983 23,081 1984 *24,680 * January to November