Link for IOC full Decision notice pdf file: Civil Aviation Authority (Other) [2025] UKICO 363263 (9 June 2025)
The complainant has requested to be told the reason why a particular flight was diverted. The above public authority refused to confirm or deny that the information was held, relying on section 44 of FOIA (prohibited by other legislation) in order to do so. The Commissioner-™s decision is that the public authority was entitled to rely on section 44 of FOIA to refuse to confirm or deny that the information is held. The Commissioner does not require further steps to be taken. Keywords: European Regulation (EU) No. 376/2014, MOR data