§ Mr. HancockTo 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 JacksonThe 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