Manchester Airport wants more flights from regional hubs
20.04.11
Manchester Airports Group has called on the Government to help stem a flow of seven million passengers forced to travel out of the region and take flights from south east hubs, the MEN reports. The Department for Transport (DfT) is in the process of drawing-up its policy for the future of UK aviation and has invited key members of the sector to submit their views.
MAG, which controls Manchester, Humberside, East Midlands and Bournemouth airports, thinks more should be done to encourage airlines to operate from regional airports, saying the north west economy is currently missing out on tens of millions of pounds a year.
External affairs director Jonathan Bailey told the newspaper: ‘There are seven million passengers who travel from the Manchester area by road or rail to take flights from London airports. We want to know what will be done to make sure regional airports are able to pull their weight and what policy measures there will be to help them grow.'
‘We are keen to grow our airports and helping our regional economy, while at the same taking the pressure off the over-heated and congested south east. Aviation is such a key driver of economic activity and employment and makes all the other parts of the economy work. We need to explore ways that can be done and one is by introducing a a tax regime with regional variations.’
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