The share of adults who had not flown because of travel costs in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2023 had decreased in recent years between 2016 and 2021. This share has been increasing again and in October 2024, 38 percent of respondents reported that they were unable to fly due to travel costs.
Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024
respondents who had not flown in the past 12 months
Method of interview
Online survey
Supplementary notes
Prior year figures were taken from previous editions. March 2016 sample size: 3,507 respondents October 2016 sample size: 3,551 respondents March 2017 sample size: 3,002 respondents October 2017 sample size: 3,002 respondents April 2018 sample size: 3,500 respondents October 2018 sample size: 3,538 respondents April 2019 sample size: 3,500 respondents November 2019 sample size: 3,501 respondents November 2020 sample size: 2,144 respondents November 2021 sample size: 2,917 respondents October 2022 sample size: 3,500 respondents October 2023 sample size: 3,510 respondents
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Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (February 17, 2025). Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 07, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024." Chart. February 17, 2025. Statista. Accessed June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). (2025). Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 07, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK). "Share of Adults Who Have Not Flown Because of Cost of Travel in The United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024." Statista, Statista Inc., 17 Feb 2025, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
Civil Aviation Authority (UK), Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/ (last visited June 07, 2025)
Share of adults who have not flown because of cost of travel in the United Kingdom from 2016 to 2024 [Graph], Civil Aviation Authority (UK), February 17, 2025. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1185150/share-adults-have-not-flown-because-cost-travel-uk/
