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Air transport in the United Kingdom is the commercial carriage of passengers, freight and mail by aircraft, both within the United Kingdom (UK) and between the UK and the rest of the world. In the past 25 years the industry has seen continuous growth, and the demand for passenger air travel in particular is forecast to increase from the current level of 236 million passengers to 465 million in 2030. One airport, London Heathrow Airport, is amongst the top ten busiest airports in the world. More than half of all passengers travelling by air in the UK currently travel via the five London area airports. Outside of London, Manchester Airport is by far the largest and busiest of the remaining airports, acting as a hub for the 20 million or so people who live within a two-hour drive. Regional airports have experienced the most growth in recent years, due to the success of 'no-frills' airlines over the last decade. In 2013 the UK had the third highest number of passengers carried of any country, behind only to the United States and China.〔World Bank Datebase, http://data.worldbank.org/indicator/IS.AIR.PSGR〕 ==20th century: nationalisation and privatisation== Imperial Airways and British Airways Limited were merged and nationalised as BOAC in 1939. In the 1970s, aircraft manufacturers were merged and nationalised as British Aerospace. In the 1980s, British Airways and British Aerospace were privatised again by the Thatcher government. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Air transport in the United Kingdom」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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