Originally Posted by
highwideandugly
Whoh! I never mentioned Emirates!
My query still , Nissan is within Sunderland councils remit .Sunderland Council get a pay off from Newcastle Airports profits.
So..logic states that if flights.which used to go..mainly to Newcastle..now are going to Teesside..then…less money into Sunderland councils coffers?
However another thought and probably more relevant is the creation of the Freeport..I stand to be corrected..but are the goods coming into Teesside Airport subject to different tariffs? So Nissan saving money by using Teesside?
No - Sunderland Council don't manage how Nissan do business, doubt whether Nissan have that much influence/are that bothered on how parts are delivered, they will just be interested in cost and timeliness.
No - the airport is part of the Freeport (not sure it is up and running) but there is no impact on tariffs when the goods just get shipped through with no processing.