Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector

Transport Committee Closed Inquiry
Opened: 10 Sep 2021 Closed: 14 Nov 2022 Parliament page
This inquiry will be examining airlines’ and airports’ recovery from the coronavirus pandemic. The sessions will also examine the effects of the Government’s policy on international travel, including the system for international travel and travel requirements such as PCR testing. This inquiry will consider: Airlines’ and airports’ recovery from the … Read more
17 Recommendations
10 Conclusions
1 Report
4 Oral sessions
10 Letters
4 Events
Activity timeline 20 events
Oral evidence sessions 4 sessions
Dr Jenny Harries OBE · UK Health Security Agency Edward Wynne-Evans · UK Health Security Agency Jonathan Mogford · UK Health Security Agency Richard Moriarty · Civil Aviation Authority Robert Courts MP · Department for Transport
Brian McClean · AGS Airports Limited Cait Hewitt · Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) Clive Coleman · Regional and City Airports Dr Andy Jefferson · Sustainable Aviation Helena Bennett · Green Alliance Kay Ryan · Loganair Limited
Karen Dee · Airport Operators Association Neena Bhati · Which? Rt Hon Jenny Willott OBE · CAA Consumer Panel Tim Alderslade · Airlines UK Willie Walsh · International Air Transport Association
Colm Lacy · British Airways John Holland-Kaye · Heathrow Airport Sophie Dekkers · easyJet Stewart Wingate · Gatwick Airport Limited
Recommendations & Conclusions
1 result
15 Recommendation Rejected
Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform…
It is disappointing that the Government’s ‘reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights’ consultation...
It is disappointing that the Government’s ‘reforming aviation consumer policy: protecting air passenger rights’ consultation does not seek views on the enforcement of consumer rights in relation to the private testing market for travel. The consultation should be expanded to … Read more
Government Response
The government does not agree that the consultation should be expanded to assess the private travel testing market, as the consultation was not specifically COVID-19 related. They state that the issues facing consumers have been dealt with separately through CMA reviews and DHSC and UKHSA actions.
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Total 17 recs + 10 conclusions
Correspondence 10 letters
15 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Chair to Rt Hon Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health, relating to additional measures imposed on international travellers, dated 9 December 2021
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15 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Paul Kellaway, Assistant Director for Advocacy, Nations and External Relations, Competition and Markets Authority, relating to competition impacts of airport slot allocation, dated 7 December 2021
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1 Dec 2021 Correspondence from Which?, relating to airlines and aviation: supporting recovery of the UK aviation sector, dated 19 November 2021
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17 Nov 2021 Correspondence from Dr Johanna Hutchinson, Director of Data and Data Science, Department of Health and Social Care, relating to French amber restrictions, dated 23 September 2021
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21 Oct 2021 Correspondence from Sophie Dekkers, Chief Commercial Officer, Easyjet, relating to airlines and airports: supporting recovery of the UK aviation sector
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22 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Health and Social Care, relating to international travel system, dated 13 September 2021
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8 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, relating to international travel and traffic light system, dated 27 August 2021
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8 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, relating to international travel update, dated 6 August 2021
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7 Sep 2021 Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of Transport, relating to safe, sustainable and robust restart of international travel, dated 29 July 2021
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7 Sep 2021 Correspondence from the Prime Minister, relating to International travel: traffic light system and consumer costs
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