Support for Inverness airport welcomed
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A REASSURANCE that assistance will be given to regional airports such as Inverness has been welcomed.
Moray MP Douglas Ross raised the issue in Westminster during a debate on aviation.
Mr Ross said: “Connectivity is vital for a rural economy such as Moray and I welcome the assurances given by the Transport Minister that regional airports will remain a top priority for the UK Government.
Kelly Tolhurst MP, Parliamentary Under Secretary at Department of Transport, had told the house: “We will continue to work with our regional airports in order to understand the full impact the Coronavirus is having on the operations of their businesses.
"Regional connectivity is a priority for us within the department and I will continue to work with those individual regional airports in order to deliver on what we can do, there are policy levers that are available to us and we will be exploring that more within the restart and recovery unit.”
Mr Ross added: “As a regular user of Inverness airport I know how vital it is that our airports and airlines are supported through this difficult time. While Inverness has been operating with only essential flights during much of this pandemic, it is good news that Easyjet will reintroduce some of their routes in a matter of weeks, including to and from Inverness. This will be a boost to the airport and Moray commuters who rely on this service.
“Although Inverness airport has been operating with a very limited number of flights over the past few months, support is vital for them to be able to continue to offer a robust and sustainable service and I’m encouraged by the Government’s commitment to working towards ensuring the survival of regional airports who have been badly affected by this pandemic.”
Inverness has been operating essential flights only during the pandemic.
