HC Deb 29 June 1998 vol 315 c87W
Mr. Hancock

To ask the Secretary of State for the Environment, Transport and the Regions what is the estimated change in air traffic into and out of the United Kingdom over each of the next five years. [47586]

Ms Glenda Jackson

The Civil Aviation Authority's latest base case air traffic forecasts for commercial flights within UK airspace for the next five years are shown in the following table:

Year Number of Commercial Flights (000s)
1998–99 1,734.0
1999–2000 1,758.8
2000–2001 1,813.3
2001–2002 1,891.8
2002–2003 1,973.0