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Air Traffic Control: EU Countries

Asked by Mr Andrew SnowdenConservativeDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 5 September 2025UIN 73361

The question

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking with her European counterparts to (a) improve air traffic control capacity and (b) reduce delays for UK travellers (i) during peak summer travel periods and (ii) at all times.

Answered by Mike Kane

The UK is a member of EUROCONTROL, a Pan-European inter-governmental body, which is responsible for working with Member States and their Air Navigation Service Providers (ANSP’s) to ensure that the airspace across Europe is used efficiently. My department has and continues to engage with European states and industry to discuss air traffic control capacity and mitigations to delays which impact UK airspace users and passengers.

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