§ Mr. MarlowTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport if he will list the number of people arriving and departing on flights to and from the Indian sub-continent in(a) each of the last 10 years and (b) each of the last 20 months. [10463]
§ Mr. Norris[holding answer 22 January 1996]: The information requested is shown in the attached table.
These data illustrate the approximate passenger flows between the United Kingdom and the Indian sub-continent.
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Terminal passengers arriving and departing on flights between the Indian sub-continent and the United Kingdom Annual data Arrivals Departures 1986 308,780 299,640 1987 339,432 326,471 1988 394,606 368,652 1989 452,915 430,747 1990 477,839 449,471 1991 426,242 400,106 1992 441,725 425,495 1993 467,003 466,384 1994 581,707 578,178 Year ended October 1995 620,540 617,022 Monthly data March 1994 53,102 53,868 April 1994 59,869 35,270 May 1994 46,740 31,889 June 1994 42,063 40,148 July 1994 43,262 54,910 August 1994 52,594 41,726 September 1994 46,884 40,194 October 1994 40,492 53,099 November 1994 42,511 52,914 December 1994 44,275 66,447 January 1995 64,648 63,359 February 1995 52,874 50,196 March 1995 61,095 52,638 April 1995 62,807 43,727 May 1995 53,596 33,859 June 1995 45,678 43,161 July 1995 45,368 58,043 August 1995 53,058 45,326 September 1995 49,267 46,185 October 1995 45,363 61,167 Source:
CAA Airport Statistics
Notes:
1. Includes non-revenue passengers.
2. Indian sub-Continent defined as India, Pakistan and Bangladesh.
3. Departures/Arrivals equate to embarkation/disembarkation from the flight in the UK. It does not indicate the origin of the journey.
4. Passengers may only be travelling to the UK to connect with other flights. Not all will enter the United Kingdom.
5. Passengers embarking/disembarking in the Indian sub-Continent may do so only to connect with other flights and may have a final origin/destination outside the area.
6. Where the airport authority is unable to supply a breakdown of the embarkation/disembarkation points of a flight serving more than one airport on the route, all passengers are allocated to the aircraft origin/destination. Mid points will therefore be understated and end points overstated. This affects inbound flights more than outbound.