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One in five UK adults plan to fly abroad this Summer, L3Harris Airline Academy survey reveals

Over half have booked or are considering booking holiday abroad once restrictions ease. 20% planning to travel within next three months. Spain is the number one destination, followed by America and Greece.

CRAWLEY, U.K. – More than half of adults in Britain have booked or are considering booking a holiday abroad after the international travel restrictions are eased May 17, with one in five planning to travel within the next three months, according to a survey sponsored by the L3Harris Airline Academy.

One Poll conducted the survey of 2,000 U.K. residents on behalf of the Academy to gauge how people feel about air travel and the impact this will have on pilot demand.

“It is encouraging to see that people across the UK have booked, or are considering booking to fly, within the coming months,” said Robin Glover-Faure, Vice President Sales & Marketing, Commercial Aviation Solutions, L3Harris. “This has been a difficult year for all, but there is light at the end of the tunnel for the aviation industry. We will be working with airlines to deliver the training needs for new and existing pilots supporting the industry’s recovery.” 

As announced on Friday, the international travel restrictions, in place since January 2021, are set to be eased from May 17 in the UK. These will then be reviewed by the government every three weeks, as part of a wider roadmap to reopening.

The survey found that out of those who have booked a holiday abroad, or are considering booking one, 20% plan to fly within the next three months as soon as restrictions ease, 40% will travel abroad in four to six months’ time for an Autumn break, and another 24% will travel within 12 months. 

Short-haul flights are the most popular options, with 56% opting to keep flights short, especially those between 55-64 years of age (55%), rather than choosing long-haul flights (23%).

Of those who have booked, or are considering a holiday abroad, more than half (53%) are going or planning to go abroad with their partner/spouse, followed by family (40%), friends (23%) and alone (14%).

Of those who have already booked a trip abroad, 35% say their airline’s COVID-19 travel policy and security steps make them feel “much more confident” to travel, 47% feel “somewhat more confident'', and  17% say it has “little impact” on how they feel about flying.

The survey also revealed that Spain is the number-one destination people have booked to fly to, or are considering travelling to, once COVID restrictions ease (19%), followed by America (9%), Greece (7%) and Italy (7%). Sixty-one percent chose an appealing holiday destination, 33% to visit family and friends, 24% because they just could not wait to get away, especially those aged 25-34 years old (41%).

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