When should I submit my renewal application?
As soon as possible. Submitting your application no less than 2 months before the expiry of your licence (before 1 August for a 30 September expiring licence and 1 February for a 31 March expiring licence) also means that reduced application fees may be available, please see our summary of ATOL renewal charges.
Will the CAA be able to consider my application if I do not provide a fully completed application form?
We cannot process your application until we have received the application fee (if you have an ATOL charges Direct Debit the application fee will be collected after you have applied), relevant accounts and Annual Accountants' Report Part 2.
What happens if a new ATOL is not granted before the old ATOL expires.
Your firm will be included on a list that the CAA publishes and you cannot legally transact licensable business. This means you would have to immediately cease offering, booking, receiving any payment (including balances for existing bookings), fulfilling licensable business and remove all references to the expired ATOL and the logo.
You would also have to make arrangements to either refund or reprotect existing licensable bookings. The CAA's policy document Making arrangements when an Air Travel Organiser's Licence (ATOL) is not renewed provides further advice.