§ Mr. Leslie Huckfieldasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry how many applications for licences to operate charter flights were made by foreign airlines in each of the years from 1960 to the present, and how many were refused.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantThe number of applications was:
The figures are of the number of single flights sought to be operated.
Year Charters other than inclusive tours Inclusive tour Charters 1960 1,364 Totals not available 1961 2,026 1962 2,728 1963 2,624 6,490 1964 3,407 6,280 1965 3,602 5,806 1966 3,901 5,636 1967 4,226 6,780 1968 4,580 5,144 1969 7,389 5,384 1970 9,584 6,088 In 1970 formal applications for permission for 39 charters other than inclusive tours were refused and one permit was revoked. (This total includes flights disallowed for reasons other than noncompliance with the conditions for group charter services.) I will write to the hon. Member giving comparable information 155W about inclusive tour charters. I regret that totals of refusals or revocations in years earlier than 1970 are not available.