Originally Posted by
BHD2BFS
I very much doubt the tax payer sees much of a return from the £3.45m support with passenger figures so low.
With the new motorway from Derry to Belfast open and the return of Ryanair to BFS and schedule increases with easyJet giving passengers a better choice with day returns and value for money, the passenger figures can only drop further in my opinion.
The last economic assessment suggested the net benefit was in the order of £10m to the local economy. Naturally that figure is redundant based on latest pax numbers.
As for a motorway from Derry to Belfast. Not quite…..