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Third of British travellers report flight disruption in first half of August

Air
Will Payne
22 August 2022

One in three UK air travellers faced disruption in the first half of August, according to a new survey from the Office for National Statistics (ONS).

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The survey of more than 2,000 UK adults – conducted between 3-14 August – found 34% of those who travelled overseas in the previous eight weeks had experienced some form of disruption.

Around one in five (22%) adults travelled abroad in the period. Around nine in 10 (88%) travelled by plane, 21% by train and 16% by boat or ferry.

Of those who travelled abroad by plane in the past eight weeks and experienced some form of disruption, four in five (80%) experienced delayed flights or more waiting time on the plane and one in four (25%) reported cancellation of flights.