Written question asked by Lord Watts (Labour) on Monday, 16 June 2025, in the House of Lords. It was due for an answer on Monday, 30 June 2025. It was answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill (Labour) on Thursday, 26 June 2025 on behalf of the Department for Transport.
Aviation: Fees and Charges
- Question
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To ask His Majesty's Government whether they plan to ask the Civil Aviation Authority to review whether charges at airports and on flights, such as excess baggage fees, are fair.
- Answer
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The CAA is independently responsible for regulating airport charges within the overall legislative framework for economic regulation set out in the Civil Aviation Act 2012. Regulation is based on an assessment of an airport’s market power with the purpose of protecting the consumer. Currently two airports meet this market power test - Heathrow and Gatwick - with regulatory arrangements in place for both.
The CAA does not hold statutory competition functions in relation to airline markets: these are held by the Competition and Markets Authority.
Secondary information
- Type
- Written question
- Reference
- HL8500
- Session
- 2024-26
- Subjects
- Aviation Fees and charges
- Contains statistics
- Yes
- Link
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- 2025-09-05 23:29:57 +0100
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