Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 5 September 2025 to Question 73362 on Air Traffic Control: EU Countries, what representations her Department has made to other Eurocontrol members on delays at Manchester Airport caused by (a) inadequate air traffic control staffing levels and (b) out-of-date systems.

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 to ensure that the airspace across Europe is used efficiently.

My Departmental officials have and continue to engage with European states to discuss European air traffic control resilience issues including resourcing and operating systems that impact UK operations users including those travelling to and from Manchester Airport.