National Air Traffic Services: Operational Failure Debate

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National Air Traffic Services: Operational Failure

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Northern Ireland Budget (No. 2) Bill
Tuesday 5th September 2023

(8 months, 1 week ago)

Lords Chamber
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Baroness Vere of Norbiton Portrait Baroness Vere of Norbiton (Con)
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I do not think that those two comparisons are quite correct. We have to deal with the situation we are in now, where there are already arrangements for NATS to be penalised financially and for future charges to the airlines to be reduced, should NATS’s performance fall below set levels. I am delighted to say that NATS’s overall performance is incredibly high and it tends to outperform other European air navigation service providers.

Lord Trefgarne Portrait Lord Trefgarne (Con)
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My Lords, was there any disruption to military flying—flying by the Royal Air Force and the other armed services—during the recent NATS problems?

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