§ Lord Merrivaleasked Her Majesty's Government:
Further to the Answer by Viscount Goschen of 9 May 1995 (WA 5), whether Spain has any legal or technical right to object to scheduled flights between London and Bordeaux and Bordeaux to Gibraltar; and, if not, whether they will take the matter up with the Spanish Government.
§ Viscount GoschenServices between London and Bordeaux, and between Bordeaux and Gibraltar are not matters for the Spanish authorities. Rights to operate these services are available under the EC Third Aviation Package and the UK/France bilateral air service arrangements respectively. It is up to airlines to decide whether they wish to operate a combined London-Bordeaux-Gibraltar service. If a UK airline were to have difficulty operating services we would be prepared to take the matter up with the Spanish authorities.