Written Question·Department for Transport·UIN 23683

Aviation: Global Positioning System

Tabled: 25 April 2024
Answered: 1 May 2024

Question

Fabian Hamilton

LabourLeeds 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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