The pie chart illustrate the purposes for which, visitors travelled through different UK airports – Gatwick, Heathrow, Luton, and Stansted – in 2016.
Overall, it is evident that holiday and visiting friends and families were the main reasons for travelling, while business and other reasons were less common, except at Heathrow airport. Notably, Luton, and Stansted airports were predominantly used by tourists, whose main purposes were visiting friends and relatives.
Looking at Luton airport, the highest proportion was visiting family and friends 45% among the all purposes, while holiday reason recorded two fifth 40% of visitors. In addition, business, and other purposes were modest, accounting for 10%, and 5%, respectively. At Stansted airport, visiting relatives and friends purposes had the majority of 45% passengers, whereas holiday reason underscored the secondary role, recording 38% of visitors. Moreover, business, and other motives made up smaller with 12%, and 5% of shares, respectively.
Turning to Gatwick airport, holiday motives was considerably higher with 60% of people, making the exceptionally large share in overall, whereas business and visiting friends, and family, and other reasons were modest compared to holiday, accounting for 15%, and 20% of visitors. Furthermore, Heathrow airports, the shares were more balanced and relatively close with 35% of passengers preferring holidays, and 30% of visitors in both purposes business, and visiting family and friends, the other purpose recorded minimal share 5% of people.