General view of planes on the tarmac at Farnborough Airport, in Farnborough, Britain March 9, 2022.
REUTERS/Henry Nicholls/File Photo Acquire Licensing RightsLONDON, Oct 26 (Reuters) - Britain's aviation regulator said on Thursday it would increase the amount airlines can be charged for air traffic control services to help national provider NATS recoup costs incurred during the COVID-19 pandemic.
Airline executives last week called for new rules on passenger compensation in the event of such disruption.
The average cost of UK air traffic services per passenger per flight would go up by 43 pence on average, to approximately 2.08 pounds, the CAA said.
The process of raising price controls began before the NATS outage and is unrelated to the review and investigation into the glitch, it added.
Persons:
Henry Nicholls, NATS, Joanna Plucinska, Kylie MacLellan
Organizations:
Farnborough Airport, REUTERS, Civil Aviation Authority, CAA, Thomson
Locations:
Farnborough, Britain, Europe