Table 37b: Frequency of flying for leisure by destination in last 12 months for those who have flown for pleasure, 2009-2019
Table 37b: Frequency of flying for leisure by destination in last 12 months for those who have flown for pleasure, 2009-2019
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| 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 2 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All leisure flights | Column percentages | ||||||||||
| 1 or 2 | 49.8 | 50.9 | 50.6 | 49.4 | 50.2 | 49.6 | .. | 43.7 | .. | 43.9 | 44.7 |
| 3 or 4 | 25.1 | 23.8 | 24.3 | 24.9 | 23.6 | 24.2 | .. | 26.1 | .. | 24.5 | 24.1 |
| 5 or 6 | 11.4 | 10.8 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 12.2 | 11.0 | .. | 12.6 | .. | 11.9 | 13.8 |
| 7 or 8 | 6.1 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.2 | 5.9 | 5.9 | .. | 7.7 | .. | 7.2 | 6.5 |
| 9 to 12 | 4.4 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.3 | .. | 5.8 | .. | 6.8 | 6.8 |
| 13 to 20 | 2.3 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 2.0 | 2.2 | 2.9 | .. | 3.1 | .. | 4.0 | 2.7 |
| More than 20 | 0.9 | 1.2 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 1.1 | .. | 1.1 | .. | 1.7 | 1.5 |
| Lower decile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Lower quartile | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Median | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | .. | 4 | .. | 4 | 4 |
| Upper quartile | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | 6 | 6 |
| Upper decile | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | .. | 8 | .. | 10 | 10 |
| Mean* | 4.2 | 20.8 | 4.3 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 4.4 | .. | 4.7 | .. | 5.0 | 4.8 |
| Of which: | |||||||||||
| Flights within Scotland | |||||||||||
| 0 | 93 | 94 | 96 | 94 | 94 | 95 | .. | 95 | .. | 93 | 96 |
| 1 or 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | .. | 3 | .. | 4 | 3 |
| 3 or 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| 5 to 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | .. | 1 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| More than 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Flights to rest of UK | |||||||||||
| 0 | 67 | 67 | 69 | 70 | 70 | 72 | .. | 68 | .. | 71 | 72 |
| 1 or 2 | 22 | 22 | 20 | 20 | 19 | 18 | .. | 21 | .. | 18 | 18 |
| 3 or 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | .. | 6 | .. | 5 | 5 |
| 5 to 8 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | .. | 4 | .. | 3 | 2 |
| More than 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| Flights to other European Countries | |||||||||||
| 0 | 27 | 30 | 28 | 26 | 26 | 24 | .. | 23 | .. | 21 | 21 |
| 1 or 2 | 50 | 48 | 49 | 49 | 49 | 49 | .. | 46 | .. | 46 | 46 |
| 3 or 4 | 15 | 14 | 15 | 17 | 16 | 16 | .. | 19 | .. | 19 | 18 |
| 5 to 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 8 | .. | 10 | .. | 11 | 11 |
| More than 8 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 3 | 3 |
| Flights to countries outside Europe | |||||||||||
| 0 | 68 | 64 | 66 | 67 | 70 | 69 | .. | 69 | .. | 69 | 68 |
| 1 or 2 | 25 | 29 | 27 | 27 | 24 | 24 | .. | 24 | .. | 23 | 24 |
| 3 or 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | .. | 5 | .. | 6 | 5 |
| 5 to 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | .. | 2 | .. | 2 | 2 |
| More than 8 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | .. | 0 | .. | 1 | 1 |
| Sample size (=100%) 3 | 5,310 | 4,180 | 5,100 | 4,250 | 4,380 | 4,280 | .. | 4,450 | .. | 4,560 | 4,780 |
1. Question asked in alternate years from 2014-2018.
2.There were errors in initially published figures for 2016. They have now been corrected.
3. Sample size is those who answered yes to previous question asking whether respondent had flown for leisure, holildays and visiting friends or family in the last 12 months.
* Note mean value can be dragged up by a handful of respondents reporting making a large number of flights eg in 2010. The median is a generally considered a better measure of the average.