Flight Plan for private jet planes

Summary

A request was made for the final destinations of private jet flights departing from Ronaldsway Airport between April and September 2024. The Department of Infrastructure responded that the information is not held, as they do not retain flight plans and cannot compile the data from billing systems.

Key Facts

• The Department of Infrastructure does not retain flight plans.
• Flight plan data is transferred to another system for billing and financial purposes.
• Compiling the requested information would require substantial work not mandated under Section 8 of the FOI Act.
• The authority suggested using public online sources like flightradar24.com for flight destination data.
• The request was formally closed on 30 October 2024.

Data Disclosed

• 2024-10-22
• 2024-10-31
• April, May, June, July, August, September 2024
• 4211145
• Section 8
• Section 15
• Freedom of Information Act 2015

Exemptions Cited

• Section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act (substantial compilation of information)

Original Request

For each private jet aircraft departing from Ronaldsway during. the 6 month period of April, May June, July, August and September in 2024 please provide from each Flight Plan submitted the final destination of each of, the flights.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

Department of Infrastructure Sea Terminal Building, Douglas, Isle of Man, IM1 2RF

Contact: FOI Response Team Telephone: (01624) 686785 Email: dpo-doi@gov.im

Our ref: 4211145 30 October 2024

Dear ###

We write further to your request received 22 October 2024, which states:

"For each private jet aircraft departing from Ronaldsway during. the 6 month period of April, May June, July, August and September in 2024 please provide from each Flight Plan submitted the final destination of each of, the flights."

While our aim is to provide information whenever possible, in this instance the Department of Infrastructure does not hold or cannot, after taking reasonable steps to do so, find the information that you have requested.

The Department of Infrastructure does not retain flight plans and therefore cannot be provided. Certain data from flight plans is transferred and used for billing and financial purposes. However, due to the data being extracted and held in another system for different function, it would require the Department to create or derive information from the information and undertake substantial compilation of information that we hold which we are not required to do under section 8 of the Freedom of Information Act.

In line with section 15 providing assistance and guidance, certain flight data including destination of flights originating from Isle of Man Airport are publicly available through online sources such as flightradar24.com.

Please quote the reference number 4211145 in any future communications.

Your right to request a review

If you are unhappy with this response to your freedom of information request, you may ask us to carry out an internal review of the response, by completing a complaint form and submitting it electronically or by delivery/post.

An electronic version of our complaint form can be found by going to our website at https://services.gov.im/freedom-of-information/Review . If you would like a paper version of our complaint form to be sent to you by post, please contact me and I will be happy to arrange for this. Your review request should explain why you are dissatisfied with this response, and should be made as soon as practicable. We will respond as soon as the review has been concluded.

If you are not satisfied with the result of the review, you then have the right to appeal to the Information Commissioner for a decision on; 1. Whether we have responded to your request for information in accordance with Part 2 of the Freedom of Information Act 2015; or 2. Whether we are justified in refusing to give you the information requested.
In response to an application for review, the Information Commissioner may, at any time, attempt to resolve a matter by negotiation, conciliation, mediation or another form of alternative dispute resolution and will have regard to any outcome of this in making any subsequent decision. More detailed information on your right to a review can be found on the Information Commissioner’s website at www.inforights.im. Should you have any queries concerning this letter, please do not hesitate to contact me. Further information about freedom of information requests can be found at www.gov.im/foi.

I will now close your request as of this date.