HC Deb 23 July 1993 vol 229 cc404-5W
Ms Quin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport (1) what discussions he has held with United Kingdom airline operators about the quality of air in ventilation systems during flights;

(2) what discussions he has held with the Civil Aviation Authority about the quality of cabin air on board British airlines; and if he will make a statement.

Mr. Norris

The European joint aviation authorities' airworthiness standards include requirements for minimum fresh air ventilation flows expressed in terms of fresh air quantity per minute per person. These minimum flows must be provided in the event of a failure in the air supply system; normal flow rates would be appreciably higher. The Civil Aviation Authority sees no reason to review these standards.