Travel Restrictions: Coronavirus

(asked on 23rd March 2021) - View Source

Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps his Department is taking to ensure that the use of private planes during the covid-19 pandemic does not enable people to break international travel restrictions.


Answered by
Robert Courts Portrait
Robert Courts
Solicitor General (Attorney General's Office)
This question was answered on 13th April 2021

Throughout 2020, monthly private flight movements have been lower than in the equivalent month of 2019 (except for September 2020).

The international travel regulations apply to all individuals and operators, including those that use private planes. As such, they are subject to the same requirements and enforcement, including by the Border Force and Civil Aviation Authority.

My Department has provided specific communications to the GA community on Covid-19 guidance and regulations, including through regular stakeholder meetings.

We have also worked closely with the CAA to collaborate on workshops, podcasts, specific publications and updates to help facilitate a safe return to flying.

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