PARLIAMENTARY WRITTEN QUESTION
Air Routes: Volcanoes (28 January 2021)
Question Asked
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what contingency planning his Department has undertaken to avoid future disruption to air routes from volcanic activity.
Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Asked by:
Mark Pritchard (Conservative)
Answer
The UK is prepared to deal with a significant Icelandic volcanic eruption. Since 2010, the Department for Transport, the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), NATS and industry have developed a bespoke response guidance, which is regularly exercised and updated.
We are confident that contingency plans developed by the government and the aviation industry, alongside actions taken by the Icelandic authorities, will reduce significantly the level of disruption arising from a similar eruption to that in 2010. Volcanic activity across Iceland is kept under constant scrutiny and the contingency plans can be deployed quickly if required.
Answered by:
Robert Courts (Conservative)
4 February 2021
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