PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Air Routes (24 January 2023)

Question Asked

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the ten most popular international flight routes departing from the UK in 2021-22.

Asked by:
Navendu Mishra (Labour)

Answer

Data on commercial flight operations is collected by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) and is currently complete and held by the Department until the end of October 2022.

The top ten most popular international flight routes between January 2021 and October 2022, based on the number of terminal passengers departing from UK airports, is presented as Table 1.

The top ten most popular international flight routes between January 2021 and October 2022, based on the number of terminal passengers departing from Manchester Airport specifically, is presented as Table 2.

Table 1: Top ten most popular international flight routes based on the number of terminal passengers departing UK airports, January 2021 to October 2022

UK Airport

International Airport

Terminal Passengers*

Heathrow

Dubai

1,273,000

Heathrow

New York (JF Kennedy)

1,254,000

Heathrow

Doha Hamad

750,000

Heathrow

Dublin

728,000

Heathrow

Madrid

668,000

Heathrow

Los Angeles International

644,000

Heathrow

Amsterdam

636,000

Gatwick

Dublin

635,000

Heathrow

Istanbul

611,000

Heathrow

Frankfurt Main

585,000

*rounded to the nearest 1,000

Table 2: Top ten most popular international flight routes based on the number of terminal passengers departing Manchester Airport, January 2021 to October 2022

UK Airport

International Airport

Terminal Passengers*

Manchester

Tenerife (Sur Reina Sofia)

463,000

Manchester

Palma De Mallorca

451,000

Manchester

Dublin

448,000

Manchester

Alicante

416,000

Manchester

Amsterdam

398,000

Manchester

Dubai

394,000

Manchester

Malaga

317,000

Manchester

Doha Hamad

311,000

Manchester

Antalya

294,000

Manchester

Faro

285,000

*rounded to the nearest 1,000


Answered by:
Jesse Norman (Conservative)
27 January 2023

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