HC Deb 06 December 1966 vol 737 cc272-3W
88. Mr. Brooks

asked the Minister of Aviation what consultations he has held with other Governments regarding their views upon the sonic bang problems which their citizens will experience following the introduction of the Concord airliner upon the world's airline routes; and which Governments have indicated their reluctance to permit overflights by supersonic civil airliners.

Mr. Mulley

We have had consultations with the French and American authorities regarding the problems arising from the operation of supersonic airliners, and we have also taken part in multilateral discussions in I.C.A.O. As regards the second part of the Question, while Governments around the world recognise that S.S.T. operations will require some special regulation, none has indicated to us that it will prohibit overflights.