Aviation
Aviation
Flying for leisure
29% of disabled people flew for leisure in the previous year, compared to 57% of the non-disabled population. [Figure 30]
Only 22% of people with a long-term condition that limited their day-to-day activities a lot flew, compared to 36% whose activities were limited a little. [Figure 30]
For all limiting long-term conditions, flying for leisure was less frequent than for those with no limiting condition. Those with learning or behavioural problems (16%), a speech impairment (16%), mental health problems (17%) and difficulty seeing (18%) flew least.
Flying for business
Business flights were substantially less common for disabled people (2%) than for those not disabled. (10%). [Figure 31]
Only 1% of those whose condition affected day-to-day activities a lot flew on business, compared to 4% of people with a condition whose everyday activities were affected a little. [Figure 31]
