Committees

Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector

Inquiry

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 Government’s system for international travel
  • Barriers to the reopening of international travel
  • The cost and necessity of PCR testing

Read the key points in an interactive summary of the report

Read the call for evidence for more detail about this inquiry.

This inquiry is no longer accepting evidence

The deadline for submissions was Wednesday 13 October 2021.

Work news

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Government’s Aviation response is cold comfort for travellers, says Transport Committee
The Government’s response to the Transport Committee’s report on aviation is a missed opportunity for the protection of consumers and the industry as a whole, says the Chair of the Transport Committee, Huw Merriman MP.
11 July 2022
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International travel must not be singled out in future pandemic restrictions, urge MPs
Transport Committee sets out steps for Government to future-proof aviation sector
25 April 2022
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UK aviation sector’s recovery from the covid-19 examined
Transport Committee examines the UK aviation sector’s recovery from the pandemic as international travel resumes on a wider scale
12 November 2021
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Transport Committee Chair comments on the travel update from the Department for Transport
Chair of the Transport Committee Huw Merriman MP comments on Department for Transport travel update
8 October 2021
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MPs take evidence on the recovery in the aviation sector
The Transport committee examines the recovery of airlines and airports from the coronavirus pandemic
20 September 2021
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MPs to hear on the recovery of airlines and airports from the coronavirus pandemic
Transport Committee hold its first hearing on airlines’ and airports’ recovery from the coronavirus pandemic.
17 September 2021
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Contact us

Please note: The Transport Committee examines policy issues relating to the Department for Transport and its associated bodies. It is unable to investigate, or adjudicate on, individual cases.

  • Email: transcom@parliament.uk
  • Phone: 020 7219 2226/ Text relay: 18001 020 2226 (general enquiries) | 020 7219 8895 (media enquiries)
  • Address: Transport Committee, House of Commons, London, SW1A 0AA/ Twitter: @TransportCttee