Manchester was chosen because it is a Labour controlled Council and the Airport is wholly owned by said Council.
Just to clarify, MAG is actually owned by all 10 Greater Manchester councils, including some Conservative controlled, with Manchester having a majority shareholding. That's not to take away from what you're saying though - MCC would (and seem to) be a favourite of the government when they want something like this trialling.
I am absolutely opposed to ID cards, and have utmost respect for all of you pilots taking a stand against this - thank you.
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