Parliament Website

Airtours

EDM number 443 in 1996-97, proposed by Ann Clwyd on 23/01/1997.

That this House notes with concern the criticisms made of various tour operators, including Airtours, in the January issue of Holiday Which; notes that one in nine of the respondents who went on Airtours' long-haul holidays would definitely not recomment a friend to do the same; believes that the experiences of members of the public travelling to Australia from Manchester with Airtours on 24th December are not untypical, in that the flight was over three hours late leaving Manchester and over 24 hours late leaving Sydney - both delays due to technical difficulties; notes that other passengers reported that three times in two weeks the same flight had been delayed, also for technical reasons; is alarmed that, according to a member of Airtours' staff, the turn-around of aircraft is so rapid that maintenance is not as it should be; calls on the regulating authority and the Government to ensure that the comfort and safety of passengers is paramount; and further notes that despite these criticisms, Airtours' ground and air staff in the United Kingdom and abroad were always courteous and helpful and that the accommodation provided whilst the aircraft was inoperative was of a good standard.

This motion has been signed by a total of 31 MPs.

MPDateConstituencyPartyType
Ann Clwyd23/01/1997Cynon ValleyProposed
Brian Sedgemore23/01/1997Hackney South & ShoreditchSigned
Dale Campbell-Savours23/01/1997WorkingtonSigned
Tom Cox24/01/1997TootingSigned
Norman Godman24/01/1997Greenock and Port GlasgowSigned
Harry Barnes24/01/1997North East DerbyshireSigned
John McAllion27/01/1997Dundee EastSigned
Robert Wareing27/01/1997Liverpool, West DerbySigned
Lawrence Cunliffe27/01/1997LeighSigned
Eric Clarke27/01/1997MidlothianSigned
Alan Meale27/01/1997MansfieldSigned
William McKelvey27/01/1997Kilmarnock & LoudounSigned
Andrew MacKinlay27/01/1997ThurrockSigned
Ernie Ross27/01/1997Dundee WestSigned
Lynne Jones28/01/1997Birmingham, Selly OakSigned
Tony Banks28/01/1997Newham North WestSigned
Michael Connarty28/01/1997Falkirk EastSigned
Alice Mahon28/01/1997HalifaxSigned
Gordon Prentice28/01/1997PendleSigned
Ken Livingstone29/01/1997Brent EastSigned
Michael Clapham29/01/1997Barnsley West & PenistoneSigned
John Cummings29/01/1997EasingtonSigned
Win Griffiths30/01/1997BridgendSigned
Kevin McNamara31/01/1997Kingston upon Hull NorthSigned
John Gunnell03/02/1997Leeds South and MorleySigned
Nigel Jones04/02/1997CheltenhamSigned
Bill Michie04/02/1997Sheffield, HeeleySigned
Jean Corston05/02/1997Bristol EastSigned
Tommy Graham05/02/1997Renfrew West and InverclydeSigned
Jack Thompson06/02/1997WansbeckSigned
Martyn Jones13/02/1997Clwyd South WestSigned

Download raw data as csv or xml.