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Controlled Airspace (Unauthorised Penetrations)

Volume 174: debated on Wednesday 13 June 1990

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To ask the Secretary of State for Defence what are the regulations concerning the requirements for aircrew to report incidences of unauthorised penetration of regulated or controlled airspace in the event of having to climb out of the United Kingdom low flying system unexpectedly; and how many such unauthorised penetrations were reported in each year since 1985.

Aircrew are instructed to report any such unauthorised penetrations of regulated or controlled airspace, but very few occur and separate statistics for such incidents are not maintained.