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Apply for a transit visa if you stop at a UK airport on your way to another destination - types of visas, cost, documents, how to apply
Review of the strategies adopted by international airports to mitigate their impact on local residents.
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.
Find out about the actions the UK government is taking to support industry to minimise disruption in the aviation sector and protect passengers if it does happen.
Airlines urged to support passengers while their flights are rearranged. Government to review the NATS report in the coming days.
Hand luggage restrictions at UK airports - carry-on luggage, checked-in baggage, restricted items and liquids, electronic devices carried from Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt and Saudi Arabia
Travel and passenger rights and the measures in place to minimise disruption.
UK border control - passport checks, visas for entering, customs, transiting and layovers.
The FCDO invites proposals by 5pm on 31 January 2022 from organisations to provide welfare support for British people returning to the UK at Heathrow Airport.
New scanners detect prohibited items with greater accuracy, which will make air travel safer and easier for UK passengers.
Reports which informed an additional airport capacity consultation and scheme promoters' documents detailing proposals.
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