HC Deb 08 February 1982 vol 17 cc242-3W
Mr. Woolmer

asked the Secretary of State for Trade if he will list in the Official Report the dates and details of the four occasions when he reversed air transport licensing decisions of the Civil Aviation Authority, of the four occasions when he directed that authority to rehear cases and of the six occasions when he issued directions to the authority under section 4 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971 not to hear applications.

Mr. Sproat

The Secretary of State on appeal directed the Civil Aviation Authority to grant the following applications after they had been refused by the Authority:

  • 17 June 1980—Laker Airways: London (Gatwick)-Hong Kong.
  • 17 June 1980—Cathay Pacific Airways: London (Gatwick)-Hong Kong.
  • 21 October 1980—British Caledonian Airways' request that certain British Airways licences should not be operated from Gatwick.
  • 21 October 1980—Laker Airways: Manchester/Prestwick-Miami.

The Secretary of State directed the Authority to rehear the following cases:

  • 6 May 1975—Application by British Island Airways to operate between Liverpool and the Isle of Man.
  • 10 July 1978—Application by British Caledonian Airways to operate from Gatwick to four Scandinavian points.
  • 21 October 1980—Part of an application by Laker Airways seeking to operate from Manchester and Prestwick to Tampa.
  • 6 May 1981—Application by British Airways/British Airtours for a charter licence on the London-Lagos route.

The following directions have been issued under section 4 of the Civil Aviation Act 1971:

  • 8 March 1979—Temporary embargo on airlines carrying cargo to Uganda (revoked 19 April).
  • 1 May 1979—Authority not to proceed with Dan-Air application to serve Berlin from Amsterdam (revoked 18 June 1980).
  • 19 October 1979—Authority not to proceed with Laker Airways' application to serve Berlin from points in the United Kingdom (revoked 18 June 1980).
  • 23 October 1979—Authority not to proceed with applications by British Caledonian Airways and 243 Laker Airways for Scandinavian routes (revoked 3 December 1980).
  • 27 November 1979—Authority not to proceed with Intra Airways' application to serve Berlin and Brussels.
  • 23 October 1980—Authority not to license any charter operator to serve Eilat by using Eilat West Airport.