Aviation is an important part of our society, bringing benefits to people, businesses and our national economy. Like other fossil-fuel powered transport, aviation also has impacts on the environment, including on noise, air quality and climate change.
The UK Aviation Environmental Review 2025 (AER 2025) sets these out at a high level for the period 2019 to 2024 (2023 for air quality). 2019 represented peak numbers of flights and emissions before the COVID pandemic drastically curtailed air traffic, making that year a good point of comparison. Over this period, passenger demand for air travel continued to increase following the COVID pandemic and the aviation sector has responded to that by providing capacity and adjusting routes and aircraft types to match that demand.
Technical notes:
- Status:
- Current
- Review comment:
- -
- Version:
- 1
- Version date:
- 11-Dec-2025
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