The number of air passengers travelling from the UK has continued to fall. All of the UK’s most popular and busy airports have reported further declines in passenger figures for the first 8 months of this year.
Some of the most popular flight destinations from the UK are the most acutely affected with a 16% fall in passengers travelling to Spain and 10% fewer travelling to the United States from London. Some airports are more acutely affected by the downturn in business than others with Gatwick reporting a drop in passenger figures of around 2 million and Prestwick airport reporting as much as a 25% reduction in business.
There has been a fall of aroung 15% in business travellers during the first quarter of 2009 according to the Guild of Travel Management Companies. This is the fourth consecutive quarter in which surveys have shown a consistent decline in passengers.
The continued decrease in demand for air transport is generally thought to be due to the recession along with the falling value of sterling against other currencies. Many people have opted to staycation this year instead of flying to traditional holiday destinations in Spain or America.
There are some airlines making cutbacks due to this persistent decline in demand. BMIBaby, a popular budget airline, have announced that they will be shrinking by around one third during 2010 and expect to make cuts on routes from Cardiff, Birmingham and Manchester. British Airways have announced that they have been forced to reduce the number of cabin crew on flights from Heathrow due to the unprecedented losses they had suffered during the peak summer months.
While there have been reports that some are seeing what are described as the green shoots of recovery suggesting that the recession is coming to an end. Unfortunately for the air transport industry it looks like there is some way to go before passenger figures return to the pre-recession highs.
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