UK Airspace Design Service

(asked on 6th March 2026) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, when she expects the UK Airspace Design Service to be fully operational.


Answered by
Keir Mather Portrait
Keir Mather
Parliamentary Under-Secretary (Department for Transport)
This question was answered on 16th March 2026

The UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) provided by NATS En Route PLC (NERL) has now begun work to enable it to deliver its functions and design airspace for the complex London region. A number of processes to complete the establishment of the UKADS will be completed over the coming weeks including the publication of updated guidance documents and decision on changes to the conditions of the NERL Licence by the CAA.

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