| If you need to travel for work, or spend your leisure | | | | the easiest way to visit friends and relatives in far |
| time more productively, then perhaps you already | | | | away corners of the country. Instead of having to |
| book regular domestic internal flights to the UK | | | | spend your Friday evening stuck in the car for |
| destinations that interest you most. If you don't yet, | | | | several hours, only to have to turn round and do it all |
| then here's why you should. | | | | again on Sunday afternoon, why not see if flying is |
| 1. These days, most of the big UK towns and cities | | | | more convenient? |
| have an airport, or are have an airport nearby. If you | | | | 7. Those who enjoy weekends away will be able to |
| live near Liverpool, Manchester, Birmingham, Sheffield, | | | | get more out of their time away from work by |
| Newcastle, Leeds, London, Bristol, Southampton, or | | | | taking advantage of flights within the UK. Why not |
| any of the smaller airports, you can be on a plane | | | | follow your football team when they play away? Or |
| and heading towards your destination quickly and | | | | go shopping somewhere new? Or see if the nightlife |
| easily. With good transport to and from the UK | | | | in a new city is as good as you're lead to believe? |
| airport you depart from and arrive at, you can be on | | | | What about going back to the place where you grew |
| your way with the minimum of fuss and hassle. | | | | up? Flights are quicker and more reliable than car or |
| 2. Surprisingly, flying within the UK can work out | | | | train travel, and so you can make the most of your |
| much less expensive than other methods of travel. | | | | free time. |
| When taking into account travelling by train at peak | | | | 8. For those in the UK who lead an active life, why |
| times, and fuel and parking cost, it's not surprising | | | | not make the most of your free time by travelling |
| that so many people are booking flights to the UK | | | | by plane to an exciting UK destination? If you enjoy |
| destinations they need to get to. | | | | cycling then why not explore new roads, or mountain |
| 3. As well as cheaper, flying from one UK airport to | | | | trails? If you're a ken angler, why not fish in some of |
| another can often be much quicker too. Even when | | | | the best places to fish in the country? Why not learn |
| travel to and from the airport is taken into account, | | | | to surf in the UK? Why not learn to dive or go |
| UK internal flights don't take long. If you need to be | | | | snowboarding? |
| at the other end of the country, then you'll definitely | | | | 9. As flying internally to UK destinations is quicker |
| prefer to fly than to drive. | | | | over longer distances than rail travel or driving, you'll |
| 4. Internal air travel is more a much more productive | | | | save time that can be better spent whilst you're at |
| and efficient way for business passengers to travel, | | | | your destination. You'll be able to fly there have your |
| as they can get on with their work whilst in the air. | | | | meeting and then fly back in less time that it would |
| There's no way of using your laptop whilst driving, | | | | take you to drive there. You can arrive relaxed, and |
| and a train doesn't always have the power sockets, | | | | be ready to make the most of your time. |
| or the peace and quiet that is required. Perhaps you'll | | | | 10. Saving money is important to many people, and |
| take the opportunity to read up more about your | | | | businesses are affected too. Instead of booking |
| prospective clients, or write your report whilst on | | | | internal train tickets to UK destinations, why not see |
| your domestic UK flight. | | | | if booking flights to the UK destination you need to |
| 5. For leisure passengers, internal flights within the UK | | | | get to will be cheaper? When you factor in the time |
| can mean that it's much easier to explore more of | | | | it takes to drive there, as well as fuel costs, and |
| the UK. Perhaps you've never been to Aberdeen, or | | | | parking, or the cost of the train ticket, and having to |
| Southampton, or Jersey or the Isle of Man. Why not | | | | wait for a connecting train, you'll often find that it's |
| visit some of the places that you see on the | | | | much more convenient to fly. |
| weather maps, or during the football results? | | | | Now you know why so many people book flights to |
| 6. For other leisure passengers, flying within the UK is | | | | the UK, isn't it time you became one of them? |