The pie charts show information about the percentage of people using four different British airports for various reasons in 2016.
Overall, holidays and visiting friends and family were the largest categories of reasons for travel at all four airports. Gatwick Airport saw the highest percentage of holidaymakers, while Luton Airport led in visits to friends and family. Business travel was another common reason for passengers at these airports, showing nearly the same figures across all locations, except for Heathrow, which recorded higher numbers.
Holidays were the most popular reason for travelers using the airports, with Gatwick Airport leading at 54 percent. In contrast, the other airport such as Stansted, Luton, and Heathroregw rgistered significantly lower figures at 36, 35, and 33 percent, respectively.
Regarding visits to family and friends, this was another major puropose for passengers traveling through these airports. Luton Airport had the highest percentage at 50 percent, followed closely by Stansted at 47 percent. Heathrow and Gatwick reported nearly identical results in this category, each around 30 percent.
As for business travel, which was another prominent reason for airport usage, most airports showed similar figures of about 13 percent, except for Heathrow, which accounted for 28 percent, double the figures from the others. Additionally, there were other reasons for passengers using the airports, but these accounted for only marginal numbers, around 3 percent.