Department for Transport, Civil Aviation Authority, and Robert Courts MP
For the first time since the 1950s, airport modernisation receives support to help make journeys faster, quieter and greener.
- up to £5.5 million made available to support airports in reducing journey times, pollution and delays
- funding will aid industry as it develops and evaluates new flight routes to modernise UK airspace
- move will play a vital role in the Civil Aviation Authority’s Airspace Modernisation Strategy ready for when travel restrictions lift
The UK’s ‘motorways in the sky’ are on track to be redesigned for the first time since the 1950s, thanks to a £5.5 million investment announced on 19 March 2021.
Before the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, there were approximately 7,000 aircraft in UK airspace, dependent on a complex network of routes that allows planes to operate safely. However, since these flight paths were initially mapped out decades ago, growing numbers of routes and a surge in demand has resulted in an increase in delays, noise and pollution.
The £5.5 million fund announced today will support airports to develop and evaluate design options aimed at making journeys quicker, quieter and cleaner...read here
