Guidance and regulation

Check which rates of Air Passenger Duty you need to pay if you’re a plane operator, and how to fill in your return to HMRC.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 1 April 2024

Checklist of things you can do to make air travel quicker and easier.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 24 July 2023

Read about the UK Air Safety List to check which countries and airlines cannot fly planes to, from or in the UK

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 21 November 2023

Plan to decarbonise the entire transport system in the UK.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 January 2023

A guide to your rights and responsibilities as an air passenger.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 25 January 2024

Use this online service to submit an Air Passenger Duty return (APD2).

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 26 April 2022

Check which types of passengers or flights are exempt from Air Passenger Duty.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 29 January 2018

Sets out the requirements to operators for the use of security scanners at UK airports.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 December 2016

Travel and passenger rights and the measures in place to minimise disruption.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Information on how to report an aircraft accident or serious incident

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Updated: 4 December 2004

Guidance for the maritime industry on the threat from aerial drones and potential response options.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 20 May 2024

Investigation reports published by the AAIB.

• From: Air Accidents Investigation Branch
• Updated: 7 June 2018

Measures in place to ensure cargo can fly to and from the UK without disruption.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 31 December 2020

Information on how we are growing the UK’s satellite launch capability and spaceflight industry.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 4 others
• Updated: 16 January 2023

List of explosive detection systems for cabin baggage approved by us for general and exceptional case by case use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 10 April 2024

Check if you need to register, send returns and pay Air Passenger Duty.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 1 April 2023

This treaty was presented to Parliament in May 2024.

• From: Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Updated: 22 May 2024

DfT/ODPM circular 1/2003 - advice to local planning authorities on safeguarding aerodromes and military explosives storage areas.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 22 December 2016

Check which flights to treat as connected for Air Passenger Duty Returns and payments.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 22 March 2018

Check which Air Passenger Duty rates apply for years earlier than the current year.

• From: HM Revenue & Customs
• Updated: 4 April 2024