Question to the Department for Transport:

To ask Her Majesty's Government what steps they are taking to ensure airports are resilient to rising temperatures in the UK.

Aviation operates in the private sector and it is therefore for airports to consider the impacts of periods of extreme heat on their operations.

Safety is an utmost priority and therefore in extreme heat airports have increased monitoring of operations, including the aerodynamics of an aircraft, runway temperatures and the operational environment for staff and passengers. The sector has well-rehearsed plans in place to manage with heat and mitigate the effect upon operations.