January 27th, 2021
UK airline CEOs and tourism leaders have written to the Prime Minister calling for urgency support to aid the sector through the Covid-19 crisis, and roadmap towards lifting restrictions when safe to do so. Read More
January 25th, 2021
Responding to speculation about further restrictions being put in place for international arrivals into the UK, Karen Dee, Chief Executive of the Airport Operators Association, the trade association for UK airports and Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive of Airlines UK, the industry association representing UK-registered carriers, said: “Less than two weeks ago the UK introduced some […] Read More
January 20th, 2021
The UK’s Aviation and Aerospace industries will need a package of sectoral support measures to protect companies from the threat to their survival posed by the Covid-19 crisis, after tough new restrictions were imposed on travel. We recognise the UK Government’s need to act in the face of a public health emergency. However, following the […] Read More
January 15th, 2021
“Travel corridors were a lifeline for the industry last summer and the Government were right to bring them in when they did. But things change and there’s no doubting this is a serious health emergency and Ministers need to act to keep borders safe and the public protected. We therefore support this latest measure, on […] Read More
January 12th, 2021
Responding to the announcement by the Government that air passengers, from 4am on Friday, will be required to take a Covid test before travelling back to the UK, Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive of Airlines UK, the industry association representing UK-registered carriers, said: “This is a national health emergency and Ministers need to act to keep […] Read More
January 8th, 2021
Responding to the announcement by the Government that air passengers will be required to take a Covid test before travelling back to the UK, Tim Alderslade, Chief Executive of Airlines UK, the industry association representing UK-registered carriers, said: “We recognise the UK Government’s need to act now and support the introduction of pre-departure testing in […] Read More
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Together, our members employ 76,000 people, carry 144 million passengers and 1 million tonnes of cargo.
Direct contribution to GDP is £5.2 billion.
Air transport supports 1.56 million UK jobs.
Over the past 30 years the cost of air travel has fallen by around 30%.
