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(1)The CAA must publish, or arrange for the publication of, such information and advice as it considers appropriate for the purpose of assisting users of air transport services to compare—
(a)air transport services provided to or from a civil airport;
(b)services and facilities provided at a civil airport in the United Kingdom;
(c)services and facilities provided elsewhere in the United Kingdom and used, or likely to be used, in connection with the use of air transport services provided to or from a civil airport.
(2)The CAA may publish guidance and advice with a view to improving the standard of such services and facilities for users of air transport services.
(3)The CAA must take such steps as it considers practicable to keep under review information, guidance and other advice that is published under this section by the CAA or by other persons.
(4)Subsection (1) does not require the CAA to disclose, or arrange for the disclosure of, information if the CAA could refuse to disclose the information in response to a request made under the Freedom of Information Act 2000.
(5)For the purposes of carrying out its functions under this section, the CAA may carry out, commission or provide financial or other support for research.
(6)Information and advice published under subsection (1) by persons other than the CAA must be published in such form and manner as the CAA considers appropriate.
(7)In this section—
“air transport service” means a service for the carriage by air of passengers or cargo to or from an airport in the United Kingdom;
“airport” has the same meaning as in Part 1 of this Act (see sections 66 and 67);
“civil airport” means an airport other than a military airport;
“user”, in relation to an air transport service, means a person who—
is a passenger carried by the service, or
has a right in property carried by the service.
(8)In this section references to users of air transport services include potential users of such services.
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