Issue - meetings

Air Travel

Meeting: 26/10/2012 - Kintyre Initiative Partnership (Item 4)

Air Travel

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Minutes:

Moya Ingram summarised a study into enhanced services at Campbeltown Airport.  Discussion followed in regards the potential for weekend flights at Campbeltown Airport. The Chair spoke of the potential of implementing a late flight on a Sunday departing at Glasgow at 1600 and arriving in Campbeltown at 1700.  John Lamont stated that this would open landings for other private aircraft to land at Campbeltown.

 

Moya Ingram reported that NHS Highland was the biggest business user although had been unable to provide passenger figures.  She was clear that the PSO should be looked at as a network rather than in individual pockets.  She advised that the Chief Executive of the Council had written to Transport Scotland in support of weekend flights.

 

The Chair congratulated the authors of a recent report which had been submitted by Highlands and Islands Enterprise to Transport Scotland for their consideration in relation to introducing weekend services at Campbeltown airport.

 

He encouraged the group to support a late Sunday evening flight which would be seasonal - running from April-September and requested that Moya and Melissa liaise with regard to writing a letter of support from the KIWG to Transport Scotland.

 

Action:  A letter to be drafted to Transport Scotland on behalf of the KIWG intimating support for introduction of a Sunday evening flight from April to September which the Group considered would open up the whole of Kintyre.

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