None Payment Of Local Rates
Hi,
before xmas it was on local news that finningley had asked the local gov. to not pay the local rates for upto 5 years (which at the time I was astonished by). The reason given is that the airport was having financial difficulties [Peel £££!!!]. Does anyone know the outcome to this request? I would have thought the answer would be simple: raise landing charges to create more revenue. Offering ridiculous deals to airlines to get them on board is fine but routes will only work if there is a genuine demand AFTER these deals have finished. I really do not think it is fair for an airport to ask to wave their rates just because they have over estimated local demand for flights. I don't want to antagonise finningley supporters, but surely the airport has to be able to stand on its own two feet on a level playing field?
Regards,
Leeds App.
BBC Local Television news announces that Doncaster Council has refused to waive the paying of rates - and rightly so!!.
Peel say that airport is losing £1m per month!!
How long will that be allowed to go on?