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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 11:59pm on 13 October 2021.

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Past events

Wednesday 15 December 2021
9:30am Public
Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector - Oral evidence 15 December 2021
9:30am
  • Dr Jenny Harries OBE (Chief Executive at UK Health Security Agency)
  • Edward Wynne-Evans (Director of All-Hazards Intelligence at UK Health Security Agency)
  • Jonathan Mogford (Senior Responsible Officer for Borders and Managed Quarantine Service at UK Health Security Agency)
10:45am
  • Robert Courts MP (Minister for Aviation at Department for Transport)
  • Richard Moriarty (Chief Executive at Civil Aviation Authority)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 1 December 2021
9:30am Public
Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector - Oral evidence 1 December 2021
9:30am
  • Kay Ryan (Chief Commercial Officer at Loganair Limited)
  • Clive Coleman (Director at Regional and City Airports)
  • Brian McClean (Director of Communications and Sustainability at AGS Airports)
10:45am
  • Dr Andy Jefferson (Programme Director at Sustainable Aviation)
  • Helena Bennett (Senior Policy Advisor at Green Alliance)
  • Cait Hewitt (Policy Director at Aviation Environment Federation (AEF))
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Wednesday 17 November 2021
9:30am Public
Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector - Oral evidence 17 November 2021
9:30am
  • Tim Alderslade (Chief Executive at Airlines UK)
  • Karen Dee (Chief Executive at Airport Operators Association)
  • Willie Walsh (Director General at International Air Transport Association)
10:45am
  • Neena Bhati (Head of Campaigns at Which?)
  • Rt Hon Jenny Willott OBE (Chair at CAA Consumer Panel)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House
Tuesday 21 September 2021
3:00pm Public
Airlines and airports: supporting recovery in the UK aviation sector - Oral evidence 21 September 2021
3:00pm
  • John Holland-Kaye (Chief Executive Officer at Heathrow Airport)
  • Stewart Wingate (Chief Executive Officer at Gatwick Airport Ltd)
  • Sophie Dekkers (Chief Commercial Officer at Easyjet)
  • Colm Lacy (Acting Chief Commercial Officer at British Airways)
The Grimond Room, Portcullis House

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