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CAA to incentivise early Atol renewals with discounted fees over coming months

Atol
James Chapple
13 July 2026

The CAA is introducing incentives to encourage Atol holders to get their licence applications in early to avoid backlogs during the biannual renewal windows.

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The CAA is introducing discounted fees for early Atol applications

Atol holders renew their licences every year, either at the end of March or the end of September. Without an Atol, they cannot sell flight-inclusive packages.

There were 1,674 businesses licensed under the Atol scheme at the end of March 2026.

At that last round of Atol renewals, for the 702 licences that expired at the end of March, 636 were renewed by the deadline with 26 still in the application process or yet to meet licence conditions.

While for the 1,035 Atols that expired at the end of September 2025, 934 were renewed, with 45 still in the application process or yet to meet licence conditions.