The table indicates how many tourists traveled through three main British airports from 1998 to 2003.
Overall, it is noticeable that the figure for Gatwick’s and Heathrow’s passengers increased, while the data of Heathrow fluctuated. In addition, Gatwick was the busiest airport among these three mentioned ones.
In 1998, 36.5 million visitors used Gatwick airport. In the next two years, the number of tourists climbed slightly to 44.4 million. From 2001 to 2003, the data of Gatwick experienced an upward trend, and it hit the highest point of 69.3 million in 2003.
As for Heathrow and Stansed airport, 27.2 million and 17.3 million travelers were served by these two airports respectively in 1998. In the next two years, the data of Heathrow grew and peaked at 48.3 million, whereas that of Stansed jumped dramatically to 39.9 million. From 2001 to 2003, there was a insignificant rise in the quantity of Heathrow’s visitors to 45.6 million, but the one of Stansted remained stable at 13.3 million in 2003.