§ Lady HermonTo ask the Secretary of State for Northern Ireland how many flights at Northern Ireland's airports were delayed(a) arriving from and (b) departing for London in the last month for which figures are available as a result of air traffic control restrictions in London. [151335]
§ Mr. McNultyI have been asked to reply.
For December 2003, of the 3,346 arrivals at Belfast City, Belfast International and Londonderry/Eglinton airports, 139 flights were delayed by air traffic control regulations imposed within the London Flight Information Region (FIR). Of the 3,348 departures from those airports, the corresponding figure was 145 flights.