Airport delay fears prompt holiday rethink
12.07.08
A quarter of people are rethinking their summer holiday plans due to the prospect of long airport delays and flight disruption, according to a new survey. The YouGov online poll of 2,057 people for rail company National Express East Coast found that one in five Britons has decided not to travel by air because they feel anxious, and are instead opting for the train, car, coach or ferry.
Top contributing factors to rising stress levels include the threat of lost luggage (28%), add-on charges (27%) and check-in delays (24%). More than one in five (21%) specifically associate their anxiety to the publicity surrounding the problems faced by thousands of passengers when Heathrow’s Terminal 5 opened in March – even though only 1% of Britons were directly affected.
Travelling by air was found to be the least enjoyable way to travel compared to rail and car. Less than one in ten (9%) were concerned with the environmental impact of the method of transport they use. And backing up national stereotypes, people in Scotland look most for value for money (54% compared to 45% nationally) when choosing their preferred method of transport.
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