Number of domestic UK flights falls 20% in decade
The number of flights around the UK has fallen almost 20% in the past decade as taxes, improved train services and market economics have pushed domestic air connectivity down the aviation sector’s list of priorities. Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data shows the number of domestic routes with more than 1,000 passengers per year has fallen from 228 in 2007 to 188 in 2017. Domestic passenger numbers fell 10% in the same period to 22.8m, according to CAA figures. By contrast, the number of people flying internationally rose 43% to 229m over the same period. Jonathan Hinkles, MD of Scotland’s Loganair, which flies mostly within the UK, said there had been “a major loss of domestic air connectivity” with airlines “progressively closing routes one by one”. <br/>
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Number of domestic UK flights falls 20% in decade
The number of flights around the UK has fallen almost 20% in the past decade as taxes, improved train services and market economics have pushed domestic air connectivity down the aviation sector’s list of priorities. Analysis of Civil Aviation Authority data shows the number of domestic routes with more than 1,000 passengers per year has fallen from 228 in 2007 to 188 in 2017. Domestic passenger numbers fell 10% in the same period to 22.8m, according to CAA figures. By contrast, the number of people flying internationally rose 43% to 229m over the same period. Jonathan Hinkles, MD of Scotland’s Loganair, which flies mostly within the UK, said there had been “a major loss of domestic air connectivity” with airlines “progressively closing routes one by one”. <br/>
