Interesting deal! do the Government of Gibraltar know how much it costs to run the airfield?
Panorama: NEW AIRPORT ARRANGEMENT
The government and the MOD have agreed the terms of an agreement whereby the Gibraltar government will assume responsibility for commercial relations with civil users of the airport, and for the economic aspects of civilian use.
Accordingly, the government will assume the conduct of all commercial interface with airlines and other civilian users.
In return for control over the commercial aspects of ciilian use of the airfied, and the government retaining landing and parking fees (which previously have been paid to MOD), the government and MOD will share on a 50/50 basis the cost to the MOD of providing airfield services used by both civilian and military aircraft.
The government will pay the whole of any other costs caused exclusively by civilian aircraft useage, for example, extension of airfield opening hours.
The MOD retains ownership of and operational responsibility for the civilian aspects of the airfield and will continue to provide all the aerodome and air traffic control services that it now provides to commercial and other civilian aircraft.