Cumbria County Council Information Governance Team Cumbria House 117 Botchergate Carlisle CA1 1RD T: 01228 221234 E: [email protected] E-mail: 23 March 2018 Your reference: Our reference: IG 00176 Dear FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT 2000 - DISCLOSURE The council has completed its search relating to your request for information about flights, which was received on 23 February 2018. The council does hold information within the definition of your request. Request I am writing to obtain information about flights your organisation, and any arms-length management organisations or arms-length bodies owned by your organisation, has paid for since 1 January 2015. Please include the following information: • The name of the airline used • The fare paid • The class of ticket (eg economy, premium economy, business, first) • The date • The port of departure • The port of arrival Please include flights that have been paid for directly as well as any flights staff or others have been reimbursed for. Response Attached is a summary of all the flights paid for by the Council from 2015 onwards that were booked through the Council’s travel supplier. We estimate that the cost of providing the requested information for transactions that relate to reimbursements would exceed the appropriate limit, specified in regulations for Local Government, of £450. To collate this information we would have to manually review reimbursement transactions to identify whether they were for flights. Since 01 January 2015 there are 2,089 lines of transactions and we estimate that it would take 5 minutes per line to locate, retrieve and extract the required information. In total we estimate that this task would take 174 hours. Under section 12 of the Freedom of Information Act the council is not obliged to provide this information due to the excessive cost of providing you with a response. The council will reconsider a revised request should you chose to submit one but please be aware that this will be handled as a new request for information. For information in relation to Cumbria County Holdings Ltd (arms-length management organisation owned by Cumbria County Council) please contact them direct. See address below: AJ Chant Finance Director Cumbria County Holdings Ltd Unit 5A Wavell Drive Rosehill Industrial Estate Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk Cumbria County Council Carlisle Cumbria CA1 2ST Disclaimer Most of the information that we provide in response to requests submitted under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 and Environmental Information Regulations 2004 will be subject to copyright protection. In most cases the copyright will be owned by Cumbria County Council. However the copyright in other information may be owned by another person or organisation, as indicated on the information itself. You are free to use any information supplied in this response for your own non-commercial research or private study purposes. The information may also be used for any other purpose allowed by a limitation or exception in copyright law, such as news reporting. However, any other type of re-use, for example by publishing the information in analogue or digital form, including on the internet, will require the permission of the copyright owner. Where the copyright owner is the council you will need to make an application under the Re-use of Public Sector Information Regulations 2005. For information where the copyright is owned by another person or organisation you must apply to the owner to obtain their permission. If you are dissatisfied with the way the council has responded to your request you can request an Internal Review. If you would like to request a Review please contact the Information Governance Team using the details at the top of this letter. Further information can be found on the council’s website: http://www.cumbria.gov.uk/council- democracy/accesstoinformation/internalreviewscomplaints.asp Yours sincerely, Bridget Sanderson Information Governance Team Resources and Transformation Cumbria County Council Serving the people of Cumbria cumbria.gov.uk CarrierName TranCost FeeCost Cost ClassOfTravel TravelDate Description Aer Lingus £281.45 £20.00 £301.45 Economy 03/02/2015 Cork to Manchester Eastern Airways £294.70 £20.00 £314.70 Economy 16/04/2015 Newcastle to Cardiff Aer Lingus £228.98 £20.00 £248.98 Economy 20/05/2015 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £201.98 £20.00 £221.98 Economy 06/06/2015 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £279.98 £20.00 £299.98 Economy 06/06/2015 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £139.98 £20.00 £159.98 Economy 18/06/2015 Manchester to Isle Of Man Manx2 £214.98 £20.00 £234.98 Economy 18/06/2015 Blackpool to Isle Of Man Ryanair £159.10 £20.00 £179.10 Economy 09/07/2015 Liverpool to Cork Manx2 £180.96 £20.00 £200.96 Economy 31/07/2015 Blackpool to Isle Of Man Ryanair £78.53 £20.00 £98.53 Economy 13/08/2015 Liverpool to Cork Aer Lingus £193.98 £20.00 £213.98 Economy 03/09/2015 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £114.98 £20.00 £134.98 Economy 14/09/2015 Manchester to Isle Of Man Manx2 £140.96 £20.00 £160.96 Economy 14/09/2015 Blackpool to Isle Of Man Aer Lingus £282.98 £20.00 £302.98 Economy 02/10/2015 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £157.98 £20.00 £177.98 Economy 13/10/2015 Leeds Bradford to Southampton FlyBe £97.99 £20.00 £117.99 Economy 17/10/2015 Southampton to Manchester Manx2 £104.98 £20.00 £124.98 Economy 03/11/2015 Blackpool to Isle Of Man Aer Lingus £359.96 £20.00 £379.96 Economy 27/11/2015 Manchester to Cork easyJet £72.40 £20.00 £92.40 Economy 21/12/2015 Newcastle to Bristol Aer Lingus £157.98 £20.00 £177.98 Economy 04/01/2016 Edinburgh to Cork Aer Lingus £380.00 £20.00 £400.00 Economy 21/01/2016 Cork to Manchester FlyBe £112.98 £20.00 £132.98 Economy 01/02/2016 Manchester to Isle Of Man Manx2 £104.98 £20.00 £124.98 Economy 01/02/2016 Blackpool to Isle Of Man Aer Lingus £218.98 £20.00 £238.98 Economy 07/02/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £92.98 £20.00 £112.98 Economy 09/02/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £371.96 £20.00 £391.96 Economy 10/02/2016 Manchester to Cork easyJet £118.30 £20.00 £138.30 Economy 04/03/2016 Manchester to Belfast FlyBe £116.94 £20.00 £136.94 Economy 05/04/2016 Manchester to Belfast City Aer Lingus £267.96 £20.00 £287.96 Economy 13/04/2016 Manchester to Cork Manx2 £84.90 £20.00 £104.90 Economy 25/04/2016 Blackpool to Isle Of Man FlyBe £201.34 £20.00 £221.34 Economy 05/05/2016 Newcastle to Southampton FlyBe £321.14 £20.00 £341.14 Economy 20/05/2016 Manchester to Exeter Aer Lingus £166.98 £20.00 £186.98 Economy 22/05/2016 Manchester to Cork Ryanair £24.46 £20.00 £44.46 Economy 23/05/2016 Liverpool to Dublin Aer Lingus £164.98 £20.00 £184.98 Economy 08/06/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £224.98 £20.00 £244.98 Economy 08/06/2016 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £168.49 £20.00 £188.49 Economy 17/06/2016 Manchester to Exeter FlyBe £149.88 £20.00 £169.88 Economy 04/07/2016 Newcastle to Southampton Aer Lingus £194.98 £20.00 £214.98 Economy 05/07/2016 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £315.67 £20.00 £335.67 Economy 05/07/2016 Newcastle to Southampton FlyBe £163.00 £20.00 £183.00 Economy 07/07/2016 Southampton to Newcastle Aer Lingus £225.98 £20.00 £245.98 Economy 19/07/2016 Manchester to Cork easyJet £151.46 £24.00 £175.46 Economy 16/08/2016 Newcastle to Belfast FlyBe £118.99 £20.00 £138.99 Economy 28/08/2016 Manchester to Exeter Aer Lingus £114.98 £20.00 £134.98 Economy 01/09/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £114.98 £20.00 £134.98 Economy 01/09/2016 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £108.49 £20.00 £128.49 Economy 27/09/2016 Manchester to Exeter Aer Lingus £132.98 £20.00 £152.98 Economy 20/10/2016 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £313.62 £20.00 £333.62 Economy 17/11/2016 Manchester to Exeter Aurigny £202.95 £20.00 £222.95 Economy 21/11/2016 Manchester to Guernsey Aer Lingus £134.98 £20.00 £154.98 Economy 28/11/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £76.98 £20.00 £96.98 Economy 29/11/2016 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £99.98 £20.00 £119.98 Economy 29/11/2016 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £184.35 £20.00 £204.35 Economy 19/01/2017 Manchester to Exeter Jet2 £148.80 £20.00 £168.80 Economy 29/01/2017 Manchester to Barcelona Jet2 £385.72 £20.00 £405.72 Economy 29/01/2017 Manchester to Barcelona FlyBe £102.98 £20.00 £122.98 Economy 27/02/2017 Manchester to Isle Of Man FlyBe £168.98 £20.00 £188.98 Economy 27/02/2017 Manchester to Isle Of Man Aer Lingus £141.98 £20.00 £161.98 Economy 27/02/2017 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £217.83 £20.00 £237.83 Economy 03/03/2017 Manchester to Exeter Aer Lingus £268.98 £20.00 £288.98 Economy 06/03/2017 Manchester to Cork Jet2 £416.00 £20.00 £436.00 Economy 09/03/2017 Manchester to Krakow Aer Lingus £191.98 £20.00 £211.98 Economy 09/03/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £82.98 £20.00 £102.98 Economy 02/05/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £82.98 £20.00 £102.98 Economy 02/05/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £118.98 £20.00 £138.98 Economy 02/05/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £114.98 £20.00 £134.98 Economy 03/05/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £324.98 £0.00 £324.98 Economy 03/05/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £79.98 £20.00 £99.98 Economy 03/05/2017 Manchester to Cork FlyBe £184.86 £20.00 £204.86 Economy 04/05/2017 Manchester to Exeter FlyBe £113.48 £20.00 £133.48 Economy 09/05/2017 Manchester to Exeter FlyBe £259.52 £20.00 £279.52 Economy 10/05/2017 Manchester to Exeter Jet2 £721.40 £20.00 £741.40 Economy 02/06/2017 Manchester to Budapest Jet2 £275.69 £20.00 £295.69 Economy 05/06/2017 Budapest to Manchester Aer Lingus £111.98 £20.00 £131.98 Economy 02/07/2017 Manchester to Cork Aer Lingus £215.98 £20.00 £235.98 Economy