{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/article-15",
  "json_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016/article-15.json",
  "legislation": "uksi/2016/765",
  "legislation_title": "The Air Navigation Order 2016",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/air-navigation-order-2016",
  "path": "article/15",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "15",
  "heading": "Public transport – exceptions – introductory flights",
  "text": "(1) This article applies to an introductory flight (as defined in article 2 of the ... Air Operations Regulation) which meets the criteria and conditions described in article 6(4a)(c) of that Regulation.\n(2) A flight to which this article applies—\n(a) is—\n(i) a commercial flight for the purposes of Part 4; and\n(ii) a non-commercial flight for all other purposes; and\n(b) must—\n(i) except when conducted by gliders or balloons, start and end at the same site;\n(ii) be operated by day and in compliance with the Visual Flight Rules;\n(iii) be overseen by a person nominated by the relevant organisation mentioned in article 6(4a)(c) of the ... Air Operations Regulation to be responsible for the safety of those involved; and\n(iv) comply with any other conditions which may be specified by the CAA.",
  "extent": null,
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [
    {
      "type": "F",
      "label": "F1",
      "text": "Word in art. 15 omitted (31.12.2020) by virtue of The Aviation Safety (Amendment etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019 (S.I. 2019/645), reg. 1, Sch. 1 para. 5 (with Sch. 3) (as amended by S.I. 2019/1098, regs. 1(3), 12); 2020 c. 1, Sch. 5 para. 1(1)"
    }
  ],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/uksi/2016/765/article/15",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-10-28T23:21:35.381803+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}