HC Deb 03 July 2002 vol 388 c353W
Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport at what(a) height, (b) latitude and (c) longitude the KLM Fokker 70 aircraft was flying on 19 June when the MoD ordered a ceasefire during a live firing exercise on Salisbury Plain below it; and if he will make a statement. [65197]

Mr. Jamieson

I am advised by National Air Traffic Services (NATS) that the KLM Fokker 70 aircraft, en route from Amsterdam to Bristol on 19 June, was at a height of 17,000 feet, and was at latitude 51" 17' north and longitude 001" 51' west when the incident occurred. NATS has assured us that at no time was safety compromised or the aircraft in danger. Nevertheless, NATS are carrying out a full investigation into the incident as are the Civil Aviation Authority, the Government's safety regulator, in order to establish what happened and what lessons may be learned for the future.

Mr. Key

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport at what time on 19 June National Air Traffic Services at Swanwick was first informed that a KLM Fokker 70