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Iraq

Volume 454: debated on Wednesday 6 December 2006

To ask the Secretary of State for Defence how many airbridge flights for forces personnel serving in Iraq were (a) cancelled, (b) delayed and (c) diverted with less than a days notice in 2005; and what the figures are for 2006. (103743)

The number of flights undertaken in support of operations in Iraq are shown in the following table, together with the number of cancellations, delays and diversions.

2005 (April-December)

2006 (January to date)

Commercial air charter flights

Total number of flights from RAF Brize Norton to Al Udeid

43

89

Cancelled flights

0

0

Delays of more than 2 hours

5

14

Diverted

1

1

Total number of flights from All Udeid to RAF Brize Norton

43

89

Cancelled flights

1

1

Delays of more than 2 hours

9

11

Diverted

0

1

Royal Air Force flights

Total number of flights from RAF Brize Norton to Basrah/Al Udeid

196

37

Cancelled flights

5

0

Delays of more than 2 hours

36

7

Total number of flights from Basrah/Al Udeid to RAF Brize Norton

196

37

Cancelled flights

0

0

Delays of more than 2 hours

8

2

Diverted

17

1