The report from engineering consultant Arup, which modelled four scenarios for the Northern economy with different levels of policy support and growth, ..... found the airport could secure direct flights to 50 new cities including Sydney, Tokyo, Montreal, Mumbai, Riyadh, San Francisco and Cape Town.
It added that 25 new short-haul routes could also be unlocked, with total passenger volumes.... rising to as high as 60m per year..... – compared with their current level of 27m.