The table illustrates information about how many travellers used three major British airports, namely Heathrow, Gatwick, and Stansted, in a 5-year period from 1998 to 2003.
Overall, what stands out from the table is that airport visitors to all three places witnessed upward trends over the period in question. Another interesting point is that Gatwick, which was the most popular airport in 1998, still attracted the most visitors at the end of the period in 2003.
Turning to details, if we look at Heathrow, the figure started at 27.2 million in 1998, followed by a significant rise which peaked at 48.2 million. At this point, it surpassed Gatwick, which was the most popular airport. Having experienced a considerable decrease to 33.2 million in 2002, the number rocketed to 45.6 million in 2003.
As regards Gatwick, travellers who visited there grew consistently from 36.5 million in 1998 to 69.3 million in 2003. With respect to Stansted, the figure climbed steadily from 17.3 million in 1998 to 39.9 million in 2000, after which it remained stable at 43.3 million over the next three years. This suggests that the travellers visied it the least among three airports.
