The Aviation Statistics Regulations 2023

Information Collection Requirements

1.  In this Schedule—

“air transport movement” means a landing or take-off of an aircraft engaged in the commercial transport of passengers, freight or mail;

“aircraft movement” means an aircraft landing or take-off at an airport;

“cargo” means freight and mail;

“cargo only movement” means an air transport movement carrying only cargo and associated cargo attendants;

“charter service” means any air transport movement other than a scheduled service;

“commercial aircraft movement” means an aircraft movement for the public transport of passengers, freight or mail for remuneration or for hire;

“domestic service” means a service flown entirely within the United Kingdom, Isle of Man and Channel Islands;

“freight” means property carried on an aircraft excluding mail and passengers' and crews' permitted baggage;

“international service” means a service which is not a domestic service;

“non-commercial aircraft movement” means an aircraft movement which is not a commercial aircraft movement;

“passenger” includes a non-revenue passenger;

“passenger movement” means an air transport movement carrying passengers, with or without cargo;

“scheduled service” means any air transport movement flown according to a published timetable, including those flown according to any published supplement, available for use by the public;

“terminal freight” means freight joining or leaving an aircraft at the airport;

“terminal mail” means mail joining or leaving an aircraft at the airport;

“terminal passenger” means a passenger joining or leaving an aircraft at the airport;

“transit cargo” means cargo arriving at and departing from the airport on the same aircraft or flight number;

“transit cargo movement” means an air transport movement carrying transit cargo only;

“transit freight” means freight arriving at and departing from the airport on the same aircraft or flight number;

“transit mail” means mail arriving at and departing from the airport on the same aircraft or flight number;

“transit passenger” means a passenger who arrives at and departs from the airport on the same aircraft or flight number.