Air routes

Funding for new airlines and routes, aviation agreements with other countries.

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Guidance and regulation

• UK/Tajikistan: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Tajikistan No.1/2024]
  • International treaty
  • 13 November 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• UK/USA: Air Transport Agreement [TS No.12/2021]
  • International treaty
  • 27 May 2021
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• UK/Switzerland: Agreement relating to Scheduled Air Services [CS Switzerland No.2/2019]
  • International treaty
  • 29 January 2019
  • Closed organisation: Foreign & Commonwealth Office
• UK/Brazil: Agreement concerning Air Services [CS Brazil No.1/2024]
  • International treaty
  • 13 November 2024
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Net zero transatlantic flight fund
  • Guidance
  • 16 December 2022
  • Department for Transport and Innovate UK

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News and communications

• Derry/Londonderry-London air route secured
  • 31 March 2023
  • Department for Transport, Northern Ireland Office, and Department for the Economy (Northern Ireland)
  • News story
• Government commits funding to build back better and greener in our skies
  • 21 January 2022
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• Government boosts regional air connectivity with £4.3 million to fund flights to London from Dundee and Newquay
  • 22 November 2021
  • Department for Transport
  • News story
• UK government advises against flying over Belarusian airspace
  • 24 May 2021
  • Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office and Department for Transport
  • Press release
• £5.5 million to drive improvements to UK’s ‘motorways in the sky’
  • 19 March 2021
  • Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority
  • News story

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Research and statistics

• Aviation statistics: data tables (AVI)
  • 19 December 2024
  • Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority
  • Statistical data set
• Slot allocation at an expanded Heathrow: alternative mechanism experiment
  • 4 December 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Research
• General aviation airfields survey 2020
  • 11 December 2020
  • Department for Transport
  • Research

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Policy papers and consultations

• Airport slot allocation system reform
  • 14 December 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Closed consultation
  • Date closed 08 March 2024
• Higher airspace operations: global standards
  • 18 December 2023
  • Department for Transport
  • Policy paper
• Aerodromes: approval requirements
  • 20 July 2022
  • HM Revenue & Customs
  • Policy paper
• Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation consultation: competitive markets reports
  • 17 December 2018
  • Department for Transport and Competition and Markets Authority
  • Policy paper
• Aviation 2050 — the future of UK aviation consultation: sustainable growth airspace reports
  • 17 December 2018
  • Department for Transport and Civil Aviation Authority
  • Policy paper

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Organisations

• Department for Transport
• Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• HM Treasury
• Northern Ireland Office
• HM Revenue & Customs

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• Competition and Markets Authority