Flight RR 500, 18 February (Hansard, 12 March 2002)

HL Deb 12 March 2002 vol 632 cc68-9WA 69WA

§ Lord Vivian
asked Her Majesty's Government:
Why approximately 15 duty personnel were not allowed to fly on flight RR 500 from Stansted to Munster on 18 February, when the flight was carrying only 91 personnel and when the Ministry of Defence had chartered 106 seats. [HL3138]

§ Lord Bach
Flight RR 500 on 18 February was chartered for 100 seats but 21 out of the pre-booked and waiting list passengers failed to report. All eight stand-by duty passengers who did report were then boarded. Only one non-duty aspiring passenger did not fly, an indulgee wife of a serviceman. The failure to fly was due to a local administrative error and RAF staff have been rebriefed on the procedures to be followed when dealing with indulgence passengers.