Meeb:
There is no distinction... any new route gets discounted landing fees.
And... it is not 'run by Scottish Enterprise', it is a Scottish Executive initiative.
The Scottish Route Development Fund was established by the Scottish Executive and is administered by Scottish Enterprise. Do a google search on "Route Development Fund Scottish Enterprise" if you wish to confirm this.
There
is a distinction as far as the route development fund goes. GoEDI is right: a route needs to be year-round, to have a minimum average frequency (5/week, I think) and to be to a destination with at least some benefit to "Scotland PLC". (As for the discounted landing fees which BAA/HIAL might provide anyway to a new route, that's a separate issue.)
Oh, and ib16uk,
(adopts tired voice), yes, I do realise Britain does not use the euro, thanks. Referring to people spending Euros here was a figure of speech to illustrate money coming
from abroad
into the UK. Sorry if it was too complex.
Now back to regularly scheduled programming.
With flyBE announcing 737s to the sun from BHX and bmibaby on the way in, would anyone care to speculate how many weeks until MyTravelLite throws in the towel on their scheduled operations and goes over entirely to seat-only sales on charter flights?