The table below highlights data on the number of travellers using three major German airports between 2007 and 2012.
Summarise the information by selecting and reporting the main features, and make comparisons where relevant.
Write at least 150 words.
Airport visitors, 2007-2012 (millions of travellers per year)
| 2007 | 2008 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | |
| Dusseldorf | 27.2 | 36.4 | 48.2 | 37.1 | 33.2 | 45.6 |
| Frankfurt | 36.5 | 41.9 | 44.4 | 47.3 | 51.1 | 69.3 |
| Berlin Tegel | 17.3 | 26.6 | 39.9 | 43.3 | 43.3 | 43.3 |
Sample Answer 1:
The table summarises the number of passengers who travelled through three German airports during 2007 and 2012. As a general trend, the Frankfurt was the busiest air-terminal with the highest number of passengers while the visitor number is the Berlin Tegel airport increased remarkably.
As can be seen, the Frankfurt airport served more than 36 million passengers in 2007 when travellers in the Dusseldorf airport was just above 27 million, almost 10 million higher than that of Berlin Tegel. Passengers in these airports in the next two years significantly grew and the Dusseldorf airport served the highest number of commuters in 2009, approximately 48 million. Passengers in the Berlin Tegel more than doubled in just two years. Meanwhile, visitors in the Dusseldorf airport declined but served more than 45 million people in 2012, highest during the whole period. On the contrary, Frankfurt airport received an increasing number of passengers each year before hitting the peak in 2012 with almost 70 million passengers. Interestingly, Berlin Tegel airport was preferred by the same number of air travellers in 2010, 2011 and 2012, which was 43.3 million, the highest growth compared to the initial passenger number in these airports.
Model Answer 2:
The table data compares the passengers of three main airports in Germany from 2007 to 2012. As is presented in the data, the highest number of commuters used the Frankfurt airport and the total number of air travellers of these airports increased over the time with some minor fluctuations.
According to the given data, in 2007 thirty-six and a half million travellers used the Frankfurt airport while this number was about 27 million for Dusseldorf and 17 million for Berlin Tegel airports. Almost 10 millions more passengers used those airports next years and further increased in 2009. In 2010 and 2011, some fluctuations could be observed. Finally, in 2012 the highest number of air travellers used the Frankfurt airport (69.3 million) while around 43-46 million travellers used the other two airports.
In summary, more people used the airports in Germany in 2012 than they did in previous years and the Frankfurt airport had the highest number of passengers compared to the other two airports.
(Approximately 155 words)
