Loss of Glasgow – Heathrow flights hit businesses
10.11.11
Glasgow firms have reported a loss of business following the decision eight months ago by BMI to axe flights between the city and London, the Evening Times reports. The report comes amid fears among business leaders that more domestic flights to Heathrow will be axed in favour of more profitable long-distance routes in and out of the London airport.
A poll by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI) found that investors attracted to Glasgow recognised the importance of direct flights to Heathrow, while 66% of firms said their business had suffered as a result of bmi axing the direct flights link.
The SCDI policy chief Gareth Williams has asked ministers to drop their opposition for a third runway at Heathrow and called for guaranteed landing slots to serve ‘regional economic centres’. He said: ‘The Government was fundamentally mistaken in its decisions on new capacity, above all at Heathrow. This must be reconsidered.’
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