Kent Airport cut back expansion plans
28.11.09
Manston’s Kent Airport has cut back its 25-year expansion plan because of the effects of the recession on aviation. It has published the final version of its master plan, which was first drafted in October last year, and has cut its forecast for passenger numbers in 2018 to 2.2 million from the previous 2.7 million and in 2033 to 4.7 million instead of 5.7 million.
Matt Clark, chief executive of Kent International, said: ‘Like most businesses in the UK aviation marketplace, our business has felt the impact of the recession. Our cargo business has proved to be resilient but the recent market activity has delayed our plans for passenger service expansion in 2009.’
The master plan shows the airport expects fewer than 50,000 passengers in 2010, rising to 527,000 in 2014. It is working on the assumption that airlines will begin operating daily scheduled services from the airport from 2014 at the latest. The total number of passenger flights per day are expected to rise from one in 2010 to 56 in 2018 and 97 in 2033.
Mr Clark said: ‘We do not expect medium or long-term growth in demand to be affected by the current economic climate. But the milestones in the master plan have been pushed out to account for the impact of the recession on the first few years.’
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