The UK has announced a major shake-up of flight paths, intended to reduce pollution, make way for flying taxis and speed up journeys. New laws were set out today to enable the largest redesign of UK airspace since it was first formed in the 1950s, when there were around 200,000 flights per year, compared to 2.7 million in 2024. The new UK Airspace Design Service (UKADS) will be fully operational by the end of 2025. Decades of flight from HeathrowHeathrow Airport in London, the UK's busiest, has been a travel hub for decades. Last year, easyJet, the UK’s largest airline, said inefficient use of airspace contributes to increases in fuel consumption, carbon emissions and flight times.
