constantflyer - If Scotland wins independence and the new Government North of the Boarder scraps APD as they propose Newcastle wont be marketing itself as a gateway to Southern Scotland but rather a giant car park. The effect of the scrapping of APD would have a huge negative impact on Newcastle. The savings of a family travelling, particularly long haul, from Edinburgh would be huge and many will of course make the journey up to Edinburgh in order to save big. This would clearly result in further decline in pax numbers and routes available from NCL as airlines move services to airports across the border quicker than you can say William Wallace.