§ Mr. Adleyasked the Secretary of State for Transport what information he has as to the proportion of international flights from (a) Heathrow and (b) Gatwick,
(a) from Heathrow (b) from Gatwick Number of flights Percentage Number of flights Percentage i) to Paris 5,358 5.9 2,344 4.3 ii) to Amsterdam 3,979 4.4 1,516 2.8 iii) to Brussels 4,045 4.4 1,423 2.6 iv) to other continental destinations within 400 miles of London (including Frankfurt which is exactly 400 miles distant) 11,999 13.2 3,786 7.0 Total number of international flights 90,944 54,278