HC Deb 20 July 1984 vol 64 cc371-2W
Mr. Mudd

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list in the Official Report how many passengers undertook fly-cruise or air-sea holidays from the United Kingdom in each of the years 1977 to 1983; and what part of this total, expressed both as passengers carried and percentage market share, was accounted for by ships sailing under the following flags (a) British, (b) Soviet and (c) other foreign.

Mr. David Mitchell

The information requested is not available centrally. However, an estimate of fly-cruise passengers for 1981 was published in the Monopolies and Mergers Commission report on the merger of Trafalgar House and P and 0 published March 1984. This showed the following:

Fly-Cruises taken by United Kingdom residents 1981
Number of passengers Market Share per cent.
United Kingdom companies 7,500 40
Overseas lines 10,500 60
Total fly cruises 18,000 100

Note: Excludes educational fly-cruises (14,500) passengers.

Source: P and O, Trafalgar House, Passenger Shipping Association.