Originally Posted by
owenc
In regards to this: The three airports have said they "already have a number of our existing and potential airlines ready to commit to flying from Northern Ireland should air passenger duty be removed".
What kind of routes is this inferring? Transatlantic or Europe?
Given that long haul APD is zero from NI, I would say they're talking about European routes. Iberia Express have said they'd commence Madrid flights from BHD if APD was axed, and Lufthansa have also expressed interest in the past. Ryanair have said on numerous occasions that they'd expand their BFS base as well if the tax was scrapped.