Originally Posted by
NorthSouth
"benefit the region" is certainly an arguable proposition. Who would take the £50 seats? More Dundee business people? And how would them flying from DND instead of EDI (or train) benefit the region?
And if it was outbound holidaymakers on the £50 seats, how does that benefit the region?
Would £50 seats result in more inward tourists or business people that wouldn't otherwise have come to Tayside at all? I suspect the jury's gonna be out on that for a long time
You may have a very fair point which you are alluding to which would more widely and perhaps rationally support the closure of DND as a "commuter/regional" airport, as if it was that valuable and there was commercially viable routes without the need for subvention, it wouldn't need a PSO as its sole offer. It could remain a GA/private airfield then not requiring Scottish taxpayers funding via HIAL?
It isn't an "un-served" region with ABZ an hour north and EDI and hour south, and GLA little more than 90-minutes SW. All of which have vibrant commercial schedules in abundance.