Park Resorts has released figures which show that Brits waste a collective 15,773 years of their lives waiting at airports.
The caravan site operator, which runs 37 facilities around the UK, noted that delays and check-in times when heading off abroad amount to more than 138 million hours of holidaymakers’ vacations.
According to the study, the financial cost of this waiting time totals £319 million, which marketing director Andy Edge suggested may surprise some holidaymakers.
“We’ve all experienced the frustration of spending twice as long in the airport as the flight itself, but we were shocked to see just how much the ‘wait at the gate’ is costing holidaymakers travelling abroad,” he said.
Mr Edge noted that the additional security measures brought in recently have only added to the frustrating delays.
Airport operator BAA recently revealed that its earnings per passenger through its retail outlets had risen six per cent year-on-year to £4.72.
In other news, Park Resorts has noted an increase in the number of families taking holidays with three generations together.
