Question follow-through · 1792
Aviation: Compensation
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU regulation 261 (EU261) on UK air passengers.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 15 May 2026
- Target answer date
- 19 May 2026
- Answer
- 22 May 2026 · 7 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
15 May 2026
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment she has made of the potential impact of EU regulation 261 (EU261) on UK air passengers.
19 May 2026
Target answer date
Date supplied by the official written-questions record.
22 May 2026
Answer published
The Government is clear that passengers should benefit from a high level of protection when travelling by air. UK261 provides equivalent passenger rights and protections to EU261, including rights to compensation and assistance in cases of delay, cancella...
Official data retrieved 28 Sept 2026.
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