Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 76051
Aviation: Fares
Tabled: 9 September 2025
Answered: 17 September 2025
Question
Mr Richard Holden
Conservative — Basildon and Billericay
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, pursuant to the Answer of 4 September 2025 to Question 71270 on Aviation: Fares, what her Department's policy is on airlines using (a) individualized and (b) surveillance pricing when setting air fares.
Answer
Keir MatherThe UK aviation market operates predominantly in the private sector. The cost of air fares is therefore determined by airlines, but airlines must always be compliant with competition and consumer protection laws when setting fares.