Question follow-through · 11542
Aberdeen Airport
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the economic impact of seasonal flight reductions at Aberdeen International Airport; and whether he is taking steps to encourage year-round services.
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- Answering body
- Department for Transport
- Tabled
- 28 Oct 2024
- Target answer date
- 30 Oct 2024
- Answer
- 5 Nov 2024 · 8 calendar days after tabling
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Recorded timeline
28 Oct 2024
Question tabled
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether his Department has made an assessment of the economic impact of seasonal flight reductions at Aberdeen International Airport; and whether he is taking steps to encourage year-round services.
30 Oct 2024
Target answer date
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5 Nov 2024
Answer published
Whilst the Government recognises the role that regional airports, including Aberdeen Airport, play in acting as a gateway to international opportunities, maintaining social and family ties and strengthening bonds between the four nations, the UK aviation ...
Official data retrieved 27 Sept 2026.
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