Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 23683
Aviation: Global Positioning System
Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024
Question
Fabian Hamilton
Labour — Leeds North East
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what assessment he has made of the implications for his policies of recent reports that flights to and from the UK may have been affected by alleged Russian jamming of GPS systems.
Answer
Aviation remains among the safest forms of travel. There are several safety protocols in place to protect aircraft navigation and loss or denial of global positioning should not directly affect the safety of an aircraft. Nonetheless we continue to work wi...
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