Welsh assembly member wants north - south Wales fights moved to Liverpool Airport!
07.12.07
Wales' north - south air link should be moved from Anglesey to Liverpool Airport, according to a Tory assembly member. Clwyd West AM Darren Millar said more people would have access if flights operated from Liverpool to Cardiff, as Liverpool would provide a better location to serve north Wales, rather than Anglesey at the north-west tip of the country.
The service from RAF Valley on Anglesey started in May, offering two return flights a day to Cardiff. The plane carries 18 passengers with the cost of a single ticket starting from under £20 for the 40-minute trip. It has been allocated £1.2m a year in funding from the Welsh Assembly Government.
Mr. Millar told BBC Wales: 'The vast majority of people in north Wales live in the north-east and of course the transport networks lend themselves to making Liverpool a much more accessible airport for people to go to. I believe it would be of great benefit to have a link to Cardiff from a hub like Liverpool.'
But Plaid Cymru Aberconwy AM Gareth Jones insisted the service was a success and should remain on Anglesey. He said: 'My understanding is this air link from Anglesey to Cardiff and the return is working well. The transport minister said yesterday categorically that this is a successful venture.'
Mr Jones said if Mr Millar was so concerned about the service he could ask for it to be referred to the assembly's transport committee to be scrutinised.
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