Aviation: Fees and Charges
Lords · Question HL8500 · Tabled 16 Jun 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record
Answered 26 Jun 2025
Question
Asked by Lord Watts
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
Answered by Lord Hendy of Richmond Hill, 26 Jun 2025
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...