Table 39: Reason for choosing flying within the UK over other forms of transport
Table 39: Reason for choosing flying within the UK over other forms of transport
2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2009-2013 | |
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Column percentages | ||||||
Quicker | 80.4 | 82.8 | 83.1 | 83.2 | 82.5 | 82.4 |
Cheaper | 27.7 | 28.1 | 25.2 | 27.8 | 23.4 | 26.4 |
Easy/convenient | 3.6 | 1.5 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 2.2 | 2.1 |
Employer/someone else organised | 2.6 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.7 | 1.6 |
Connecting flight/part of holiday | 1.9 | 1.8 | 2.4 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 2.1 |
No alternative | 1.6 | 1.1 | 1.6 | 0.8 | 1.3 | 1.3 |
Sample size (=100%) | 1,585 | 1,509 | 1,152 | 2,011 | 2,054 | 8,311 |
1. Percentages will sum to more than 100% as multiple answers can be given.