§ Miss McIntoshTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport what percentage of air traffic dealt with by(a) Swanwick, (b) Prestwick, (c) West Drayton and (d) other air traffic control operators is (i) over 20,000 feet, (ii) over 25,000 feet and (iii) under 20,000 feet. [89001]
§ Mr. JamiesonIt is not possible to disaggregate this information to the level requested. In November 2002, the latest full month for which final information is available, the total number of flights handled by NATS was 157,635. Many of these flights were handled by more than one centre at different stages of their passage through UK airspace. The number of flights handled by each centre in that month was as follows:
Number Swanwick 129,690 Prestwick (including oceanic flights) 64,612 West Drayton 95,078 Manchester 47,305.