Results of Survey
There is demand for commercial passenger flights from Kent International Airport according to a survey completed by nearly 11,000 local residents. The online survey undertaken on behalf of the airport found that 71% felt that scheduled commercial air passenger flights from the airport were very important. A further quarter of respondents felt that commercial flights were ‘somewhat important’ with only 2.7% considering them ‘not important at all’.
When asked whether they would use a commercial air service from the airport, 85.9% of respondents said it was very likely, and a further 10.7% felt it was ‘somewhat likely’. The time saving and locational benefits were seen as the top two advantages of Kent International, according to 91.3% and 86.5% respectively. 72.5% of the 10,673 respondents acknowledging that the return of passenger services would have local economic benefits.