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6 factors that could shape the future of aviation in the UK

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Gary Noakes
25 April 2022

MPs have recommended a wholesale shake-up of how the airline industry is regulated, and how it conducts itself, while roundly criticising some of the decisions taken by the government during the pandemic.

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Parliament’s transport committee made recommendations in its report, UK Aviation: Reform for Take-off, on Monday (25 April), a potential blueprint for the future of international travel to and from the UK

Key concerns included testing, domestic flights, slot holdings, and the lack of CAA powers to prosecute airlines that refuse refunds.

The report said: "The government struggled to balance the competing priorities of protecting public health and of facilitating international travel during the coronavirus pandemic.