Screening of Baggage Hall

Summary

The request sought details on legislation, costs, and income regarding the screening of the Isle of Man airport baggage hall with advertisements. The Department of Infrastructure confirmed there is no specific legislation requiring the screening, costs were covered by the advertiser, and the annual income generated is £10,000.

Key Facts

• There is no specific legislation requiring the screening of the baggage hall.
• The screening follows best practices and regulatory advice from EASA and the UK CAA.
• Advertising artwork, production, and installation costs were paid by the advertising customer.
• No additional costs for lighting were incurred due to the advertising.
• The annual income derived from the sale of advertising in this area is £10,000.

Data Disclosed

• £10,000 per annum
• 2019-06-17
• 2019-07-11
• 859365

Original Request

With regard the recent publicity surrounding the screening of the IOM airport baggage hall with a branded advertisement. Please confirm what legislation requires the screening of the baggage hall. If this is due to a recent change of legislation, please confirm when this came Into force. Please confirm the cost of the screening, and any subsequent work associated with this. E.g. uprated lighting Please conform the income derived from the sale of the advertising.

Data Tables (1)

Full Response Text

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

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

Our ref: 859365 11th July 2019

Dear ###

Thank you for your request which was received on 17 June 2019 that states:

"With regard the recent publicity surrounding the screening of the IOM airport baggage hall with a branded advertisement.
Please confirm what legislation requires the screening of the baggage hall. If this is due to a recent change of legislation, please confirm when this came Into force. Please confirm the cost of the screening, and any subsequent work associated with this. E.g. uprated lighting Please conform the income derived from the sale of the advertising."

In our response to your request, we have separated out the points you raised and then provided our answer to each point. “With regard the recent publicity surrounding the screening of the IOM airport baggage hall with a branded advertisement. Please confirm what legislation requires the screening of the baggage hall.” There are currently no airports in the UK where the baggage hall is visible to the general public, which follows recommended best practices and regulatory advice from both the European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) and the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). There is no specific legislation which details this as a requirement. “If this is due to a recent change of legislation, please confirm when this came into force.” The EASA and CAA recommendations have been in existence for some years. In our experience at Ronaldsway we have passengers who leave the baggage hall on spotting a loved one, family or friend waiting for them, only to return to collect luggage or re- join travelling companions. We have found that those waiting for passengers often go inside the baggage hall which is not permitted and cannot continue for reasons of compliance with EASA and CAA recommendations.

“Please confirm the cost of the screening, and any subsequent work associated with this. E.g. uprated lighting” The advertising artwork, production and installation costs were paid for by the advertising customer, therefore this information is not collected by the Department. There will be no additional costs for lighting in that area due to the advertising. “Please conform (sic) the income derived from the sale of the advertising.” The derived income from the sale of advertising in this area is £10,000 per annum.
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