Written questions

Aviation: Compensation

Commons · Question 65127 · Tabled 4 Jul 2025 · Department for Transport · Official record

Answered 11 Jul 2025

Question

Asked by Zöe Franklin

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether she has made an assessment of the potential merits of requiring airlines to issue compensation for denied boarding automatically.

Answer

Answered by Mike Kane, 11 Jul 2025

An assessment of the merits of automatic compensation for denied boarding has not been made. Provision of automatic compensation to passengers for denied boarding would present some practical challenges that would need to be fully considered through a ful...