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The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the aviation sector: follow-up

Status: Closed Opened: 26 Feb 2021 Closed: 14 Nov 2022 1 recommendation 2 conclusions 1 report

Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report: The impact of the coronavirus pandemic on the… HC 1257 11 Mar 2021 3 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

3 items
2 Conclusion Fifth Report: The impact of the coronav…

The aviation industry thrives on certainty.

The aviation industry thrives on certainty. In order to return passenger aircraft to the skies and to connect the UK to the world, a road map to restart international travel is urgently needed. The Department has not yet specified the standards that destination countries must meet on vaccine and testing …

Government response. The Government partially agrees with this recommendation. We fully understand the importance of certainty to the air transport industry, and have therefore set out the detailed roadmap for international travel contained in the GTT report. While we have been clear …
Department for Transport
3 Recommendation Fifth Report: The impact of the coronav…

The Government must commit to publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 12 April to...

The Government must commit to publishing the Global Travel Taskforce report on 12 April to give consumers and industry the certainty that they need to plan for a summer 2021 restart for international travel. The publication of the road map should be accompanied by a statement to the House of …

Government response. The Government partially agrees with this recommendation. The report of the second Global Travel Taskforce was submitted to the Prime Minister and published on 9 April. On the same day the Secretary of State for Transport wrote to the Chair …
Department for Transport
4 Conclusion Fifth Report: The impact of the coronav…

It is disappointing that the timetable on the recovery plan for the aviation sector has...

It is disappointing that the timetable on the recovery plan for the aviation sector has slipped. The focus on the Global Travel Taskforce report for travel in summer 2021 should be the first priority. That said, the recovery plan should not slip further, and we will seek an update from …

Government response. The Government notes this recommendation. It is clear that the first priority was the report of the second Global Travel Taskforce, which was published on 9 April 2021. The Government aims to give as much certainty and assurance as possible …
Department for Transport

Oral evidence sessions

1 session
Date Witnesses
3 Mar 2021 Karen Dee · Airport Operators Association, Michael O'Leary · Ryanair, Richard Moriarty · Civil Aviation Authority, Robert Courts MP · Department for Transport, Simon Calder · The Independent (newspaper), Tim Hawkins · Manchester Airports Group View ↗

Correspondence

5 letters
DateDirectionTitle
13 Apr 2021 — Correspondence from Which?, relating to the impact of coronavirus on the aviati…
13 Apr 2021 — Correspondence from Richard Moriarty, Chief Executive, Civil Aviation Authority…
23 Mar 2021 — Correspondence from Tim Hawkins, Chief of Staff, Manchester Airports Group rela…
16 Mar 2021 — Correspondence from Michael O'Leary, Chief Executive Officer, Ryanair, relating…
16 Mar 2021 — Correspondence from Tim Hawkins, Chief of Staff, Manchester Airports Group rela…