Hands off our holiday is a campaign backed by the Airport Operators Association (AOA), the Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR-UK), and the British Air Transport Association (BATA).

The Airport Operators Association (AOA)The AOA is the trade association which represents 72 UK airports and general aviation airfields in the UK – for more information, please visit www.aoa.org.uk. The AOA engages with government, Parliament, regulators and other stakeholders to secure policy outcomes which help deliver sustainable aviation in the UK.

The Board of Airline Representatives in the UK (BAR UK) is the industry association that promotes the business interests of scheduled airlines with a UK operation or representation. Membership exceeds 90 airlines. BAR UK represents the interests of its member airlines on any industry issues that collectively affect them. For further information please see www.bar-uk.org

BATA is the trade body for UK-registered airlines, with members representing all sectors of the industry. In 2010, BATA members employed over 71,000 people, operated four-fifths of the UK commercial aircraft fleet and were responsible for some 96% of UK airline output, carrying 119 million passengers and 1 million tonnes of cargo. The eleven BATA member airlines are: Air Southwest, bmi, British Airways, DHL, easyJet, flybe, Jet2.com, Monarch, Thomas Cook, Thomson Airways and Virgin Atlantic. For further information please see www.bata.uk.com