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Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector

Status: Closed Opened: 10 Sep 2021 Closed: 14 Nov 2022 17 recommendations 10 conclusions 1 report

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 effects of the pandemic The … Show more

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Reports

1 report
Title HC No. Published Items Response
Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform for take-off HC 683 25 Apr 2022 27 Responded

Recommendations & Conclusions

4 items
1 Conclusion Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform for … Accepted

The way in which the Government introduced international travel restrictions during the pandemic was inconsistent,...

The way in which the Government introduced international travel restrictions during the pandemic was inconsistent, confusing industry and passengers. The aviation industry, which connects the UK to the world, experienced severe economic difficulties due to Government restrictions that were not based on scientific consensus. As international travel restarted in the … Read more

Government response AI summary
The Government published Flightpath to the Future on May 26, a strategic framework for the future of aviation, focusing on sector recovery, innovation, and efficiency, including a ten-point plan and the launch of an Aviation Council.
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Department for Transport
4 Conclusion Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform for … Accepted

As the aviation industry’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is now well under way,...

As the aviation industry’s economic recovery from the coronavirus pandemic is now well under way, the Government’s aviation recovery plan must be published as a priority. That strategy should be published no later than 1 June 2022, when the summer travel season will begin in earnest. Read more

Government response AI summary
The Government published Flightpath to the Future on May 26, a strategic framework for the future of aviation, focusing on sector recovery, innovation, and efficiency, including a ten-point plan and the launch of an Aviation Council.
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Department for Transport
20 Recommendation Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform for … Accepted

The Government must take steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions as air transport movements increase.

The Government must take steps to limit greenhouse gas emissions as air transport movements increase. The Government should continue to invest in new aviation decarbonisation technologies, including synthetic aviation fuels, to ensure that the UK aviation sector emits less than it did before the pandemic. Read more

Government response AI summary
The government agrees and outlines investments including £685m for the Aerospace Technology Institute and over £200m for the advanced fuels industry and SAF plants.
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Department for Transport
22 Recommendation Fifth Report - UK aviation: reform for … Accepted

The Government must introduce a market mechanism to support investment in sustainable aviation technologies.

The Government must introduce a market mechanism to support investment in sustainable aviation technologies. The Committee has been investigating market mechanisms that the Government might introduce to scale up alternative fuels in our ongoing inquiry, Fuelling the future: motive power and connectivity. We will report on our findings at the … Read more

Government response AI summary
The Government acknowledges the aviation industry's role in achieving net zero targets, referencing existing funding and programmes like the Aerospace Technology Institute programme and the Renewable Transport Fuel Obligation (RTFO).
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Oral evidence sessions

4 sessions
Date Witnesses
15 Dec 2021 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 View ↗
1 Dec 2021 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 View ↗
17 Nov 2021 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 View ↗
21 Sep 2021 Colm Lacy · British Airways, John Holland-Kaye · Heathrow Airport, Sophie Dekkers · easyJet, Stewart Wingate · Gatwick Airport Limited View ↗

Who gave evidence

20 witnesses
WitnessOrganisationSessions
Brian McClean · Director of Communications and Sustainability AGS Airports Limited 1
Cait Hewitt · Policy Director Aviation Environment Federation (AEF) 1
Clive Coleman · Director Regional and City Airports 1
Colm Lacy · Acting Chief Commercial Officer British Airways 1
Dr Andy Jefferson · Programme Director Sustainable Aviation 1
Dr Jenny Harries OBE · Chief Executive UK Health Security Agency 1
Edward Wynne-Evans · Director of All-Hazards Intelligence UK Health Security Agency 1
Helena Bennett · Head of Climate Policy Green Alliance 1
John Holland-Kaye · Chief Executive Officer Heathrow Airport 1
Jonathan Mogford · Senior Responsible Officer for Borders and Manage… UK Health Security Agency 1
Karen Dee · Chief Executive Airport Operators Association 1
Kay Ryan · Chief Commercial Officer Loganair Limited 1
Neena Bhati · Head of Campaigns Which? 1
Richard Moriarty · Chief Executive Civil Aviation Authority 1
Robert Courts MP · Minister for Aviation, Maritime and Security Department for Transport 1
Rt Hon Jenny Willott OBE · Chair CAA Consumer Panel 1
Sophie Dekkers · Chief Commercial Officer easyJet 1
Stewart Wingate · Chief Executive Officer Gatwick Airport Limited 1
Tim Alderslade · Chief Executive Airlines UK 1
Willie Walsh · Director General International Air Transport Association 1

Correspondence

10 letters
DateDirectionTitle
15 Dec 2021 — Correspondence from Paul Kellaway, Assistant Director for Advocacy, Nations and…
15 Dec 2021 — Correspondence from Chair to Rt Hon Sajid Javid, Secretary of State for Health,…
1 Dec 2021 — Correspondence from Which?, relating to airlines and aviation: supporting recov…
17 Nov 2021 — Correspondence from Dr Johanna Hutchinson, Director of Data and Data Science, D…
21 Oct 2021 — Correspondence from Sophie Dekkers, Chief Commercial Officer, Easyjet, relating…
22 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from Rt Hon Sajid Javid MP, Secretary of State for Health and So…
8 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, relating…
8 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of State for Transport, relating…
7 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from the Prime Minister, relating to International travel: traff…
7 Sep 2021 — Correspondence from Grant Shapps MP, Secretary of Transport, relating to safe, …