Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department is taking steps to ensure that airlines provide suitable accommodation for passengers in need of accommodation as a result of cancelled flights.

Air passenger rights for cancellations, denied boarding or long delays, including the right to care such as food and accommodation are set out under Regulation (EC) No. 261/2004 as retained in UK law.

The Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), as the UK’s aviation regulator, is responsible for enforcing consumer protections in aviation, and will take enforcement action where it sees systemic breaches of consumer rights.