The given table compares three airports namly Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted in terms of the figure of passengers chosen over five years.
Overall, it is obvious that the number of vacationers who selected three major UK air stations increased gradually. Another noteworthy feature is that passengers prefered Gatwick, which was the favourite airport in Britain over the most of the period.
Initially, in 1998, 36. 5 million and 27. 2 million tourists were seen in Gatwick and Heathrow which was approximately double the figure for holidaymakers selecting Stansted. Passengers picked Heathrow rose to 48. 2 million, reaching the peak in 2000. The number of Gatwick grew to 44. 4 million compared to 39. 9 million that of Stansted in 2000.
As can be observed, holidaymakers prefered Stansted rose slightly to 3. 4 million in 2002 and stabilized in 2003. Heathrow received 33. 2 million British tourists in 2002, but later went up to 45. 6 million and took the first priority. Lastly, the number of vacationers selected Stansted rose to 43. 3 million in 2002 and unchanged in 2003
The  
given
 table compares three airports  
namly
 Heathrow, Gatwick and  
Stansted
 in terms of the figure of passengers chosen over five years. 
Overall
, it is obvious that the number of vacationers who selected three major UK air stations increased  
gradually
. Another noteworthy feature is that passengers  
prefered
 Gatwick, which was the  
favourite
 airport in Britain over the most of the period. 
Initially
, in 1998, 36. 5  
million
 and 27. 2  
million
 tourists were  
seen
 in Gatwick and Heathrow which was approximately double the figure for holidaymakers selecting  
Stansted
. Passengers picked Heathrow rose to 48. 2  
million
, reaching the peak in 2000. The number of Gatwick grew to 44. 4  
million
 compared to 39. 9  
million
 that of  
Stansted
 in 2000.
As can  
be observed
, holidaymakers  
prefered
  Stansted
 rose  
slightly
 to 3. 4  
million
 in 2002 and stabilized in 2003. Heathrow received 33. 2  
million
 British tourists in 2002,  
but
 later went up to 45. 6  
million
 and took the  
first
 priority.  
Lastly
, the number of vacationers selected  
Stansted
 rose to 43. 3  
million
 in 2002 and unchanged in 2003