Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what discussions he has had with representatives from the (a) Civil Aviation Authority and (b) Airlines UK on planning for an increase in international airline traffic once covid-19 lockdown are eased.

The aviation sector is important to the UK economy and the government recognises the challenging times it is facing as a result of COVID-19. Our transport systems are critical to support the restart of the wider economy and we are working closely with the aviation sector, including CAA and Airlines UK, on these restart plans and the longer-term recovery of the sector.