Number of domestic UK flights per annum

Rosemary Slay,

I refer to your request for information about domestic UK flights. Your
request was received on 30 March 2009 and I am dealing with it under the
terms of the Freedom of Information Act 2000.

Under section 21 of the Act, we are not required to provide information
which is already reasonably accessible to you. The information you
requested is available on the Civil Aviation Authority's website, in the
`Aviation Statistics' section
([1]http://www.caa.co.uk/default.aspx?catid=80). If you do not have access
to the Internet at home, you may be able to use facilities at your local
public library, or you can request a print out of the tables by contacting
me. The table which contains statistics on domestic flights is `Table 5 -
Air Transport Movements', which can be found in the `UK Airport
Statistics' section. Statistics are available annually from 1990 to
2008. Table 5 for 2008 can be found at the web link below and is also
attached to this email for your convenience:

[2]http://www.caa.co.uk/docs/80/airport_dat...

If you are unhappy with the way the Department has handled your request or
with the decisions made in relation to your request you may complain
within two calendar months of the date of this letter by writing to the
Department's Information Rights Unit at:

Zone D/04

Ashdown House

Sedlescombe Road North

Hastings

East Sussex TN37 7GA

E-mail: [email address]

Please see details below of DfT's complaints procedure and your right to
complain to the Information Commissioner.

If you have any queries about this response, please contact me.

Regards,

Lyndsey Avery

Your right to complain to DfT and the Information Commissioner

You have the right to complain within two calendar months of the date of
this letter about the way in which your request for information was
handled and/or about the decision not to disclose all or part of the
information requested. In addition a complaint can be made that DfT has
not complied with its FOI publication scheme.

Your complaint will be acknowledged and you will be advised of a target
date by which to expect a response. Initially your complaint will be
re-considered by the official who dealt with your request for information.
If, after careful consideration, that official decides that his/her
decision was correct, your complaint will automatically be referred to a
senior independent official who will conduct a further review. You will be
advised of the outcome of your complaint and if a decision is taken to
disclose information originally withheld this will be done as soon as
possible.

If you are not content with the outcome of the internal review, you have
the right to apply directly to the Information Commissioner for a
decision. The Information Commissioner can be contacted at:

Information Commissioner's Office

Wycliffe House

Water Lane

Wilmslow

Cheshire

SK9 5AF

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