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

Plan to decarbonise the entire transport system in the UK.

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

• Additional information on assumptions used to develop decarbonising transport scenarios

  Background Decarbonising transport: a better, greener Britain was…

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Approved free running explosive detection dogs for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 12 February 2024

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

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

Investigation reports published by the AAIB.

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

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

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

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

Approved explosive detection systems to screen hold baggage and cargo.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 15 March 2024

Information on how to report an aircraft accident or serious incident

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

Learn about legislation and insurance requirements for UK spaceflight.

• From: UK Space Agency
• Updated: 1 June 2022

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

Creating an aviation infrastructure for the future to make quicker, quieter and cleaner journeys and more capacity for those using and affected by UK airspace.

• From: Civil Aviation Authority and 1 others
• Updated: 18 December 2023

Approved explosive trace detection (ETD) systems for use in aviation security.

• From: Department for Transport
• Updated: 13 November 2023

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