HC Deb 11 July 1983 vol 45 cc247-8W
Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Transport (1) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of passengers carried by helicopter between

Year Serious Accidents Helicopter Type Operating Company Injuries
Fatal Non-Fatal
1979 None
1980 None
1981 1 S.76 Bristows Nil Nil
1982 None
1983 3 Chinook British Airways(H) Nil Nil
S.61 British Airways(H) Nil Nil
Super Puma Bristows Nil 3 serious

In addition there were three fatal accidents to passenger carrying helicopters on other routes in the North sea during that period in which a total of twenty passengers and crew were killed.

Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations in each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date by each of the companies operating;

(2) if he will publish in the Official Report the number of helicopter movements between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations for each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date by each of the companies operating;

(3) if he will publish in the Official Report the names of companies operating helicopter services 15etween Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations during each of the previous four years and to the latest date during the current year.

Mr. Tom King

Total helicopter traffic between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil and gas installations was as follows:

Total passengers carried Helicopter air transport movements
May 1978-April 1979 206,586 19,000
May 1979-April 1980 240,589 21,800
May 1980-April 1981 311,110 28,336
May 1981-April 1982 379,051 33,350
May 1982-April 1983 561,305 40,980

The operators conducting these services were:

British Airways Helicopters

Bristow Helicopters

Management Aviation

North Scottish Helicopters

British Caledonian Helicopters

Gleneagles Helicopters

I am unable to provide disaggregated traffic figures for each company as this information is commercially confidential.

Mr. Robert Hughes

asked the Secretary of State for Transport if he will publish in the Official Report the number of helicopter accidents occurring during journeys between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations, the type of helicopter involved, the name of the owning company and the numbers of casualties (fatal and non-fatal) for each of the previous four years and for the current year to the latest date.

Mr. Tom King

The number of serious helicopter accidents occurring during journeys between Aberdeen (Dyce) airport and North sea oil installations in the past four years and this year to date are listed as follows: