Question reference: S4W-28236
- Asked by: Margaret McDougall, MSP for West Scotland, Scottish Labour
- Date lodged: 2 November 2015
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Current status: Answered by Keith Brown on 16 November 2015
Question
To ask the Scottish Government what progress has been made since November 2013 in securing additional routes for Glasgow Prestwick Airport.
Answer
The management team continues to pursue route development opportunities for passenger services. Although no new routes have been added since November 2013 some existing passenger services have seen frequencies increased. For example, Ryanair recently announced it will be providing 25 additional flights to Pisa in summer 2016. However, the future success of Glasgow Prestwick Airport is not solely predicated on scheduled passenger services. The airport’s management team are taking forward all potential business opportunities including developing freight, maintenance, repair and overhaul, fixed base operations, property and a proposal for locating the UK spaceport at Prestwick.