Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 114153

Aircraft: Air Pollution

Tabled: 20 February 2026

Answered: 2 March 2026

Question

Bell Ribeiro-Addy

To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps her Department is taking to ensure consistent reporting of fume events by airlines operating flights to and from the UK.

Answer

Keir Mather

The UK has a well-established regulatory requirement for reporting events that could endanger aircraft outlined in UK Reg (EU) No 376/2014. Fume and smoke events must be reported and are subsequently analysed by specialists working in the Civil Aviation A...

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