This statistic shows the number of passenger movements to and from the EU landing or embarking from airports in the United Kingdom between 2003 and 2020. The number of passenger movements increased until 2007, when it peaked at *** million passenger movements, but subsequently fell during the recession. By 2019, this number again increased, reaching above ***** million passenger movements. In 2020, due to the coronavirus pandemic, the number decreased to **** million passengers.
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GOV.UK. (December 16, 2021). International passenger movements between airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved September 09, 2026, from https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/
GOV.UK. "International passenger movements between airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 16, 2021. Statista. Accessed September 09, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/
GOV.UK. (2021). International passenger movements between airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: September 09, 2026. https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/
GOV.UK. "International Passenger Movements between Airports in The United Kingdom (Uk) and The European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 16 Dec 2021, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/
GOV.UK, International passenger movements between airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/ (last visited September 09, 2026)
International passenger movements between airports in the United Kingdom (UK) and the European Union between 2003 and 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph], GOV.UK, December 16, 2021. [Online]. Available: https://www-statista-com.libproxy.pcc.edu/statistics/316653/air-travel-between-the-uk-and-th-eu/
