Government is supportive of all airports including those in Scotland, in creating new international connections. The Government believes that air passengers are best served by a commercial airline market which is able to operate in a competitive environment. It is solely a matter for airlines to determine which airports they operate based on their own assessment of costs and passenger demand.<\/p>"} , "answeringMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/3991", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for Jesse Norman"} } , "answeringMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Hereford and South Herefordshire"} , "answeringMemberPrinted" : {"_value" : "Jesse Norman"} , "dateOfAnswer" : {"_value" : "2019-01-31", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "isMinisterialCorrection" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "questionFirstAnswered" : [{"_value" : "2019-01-31T14:15:29.283Z", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} ]} , "answeringDeptId" : {"_value" : "27"} , "answeringDeptShortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "answeringDeptSortName" : {"_value" : "Transport"} , "date" : {"_value" : "2019-01-24", "_datatype" : "dateTime"} , "hansardHeading" : {"_value" : "Aviation: Scotland"} , "houseId" : {"_value" : "1"} , "legislature" : [{"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/terms/25259", "prefLabel" : {"_value" : "House of Commons"} } ], "questionText" : "To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, what steps he is taking to encourage the creation of international connections to and from Scotland from other UK airports.", "registeredInterest" : {"_value" : "false", "_datatype" : "boolean"} , "tablingMember" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/members/4608", "label" : {"_value" : "Biography information for John Lamont"} } , "tablingMemberConstituency" : {"_value" : "Berwickshire, Roxburgh and Selkirk"} , "tablingMemberPrinted" : [{"_value" : "John Lamont"} ], "uin" : "212430"} , {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223685", "AnsweringBody" : [{"_value" : "Department for Transport"} ], "answer" : {"_about" : "http://data.parliament.uk/resources/223685/answer", "answerText" : {"_value" : "
The table below shows the number of air transport movements at Scottish airports on direct routes outside Western Europe or North America, which have commenced since 2010.<\/p>
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Number of flight departures, 2010-2013<\/p>
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Reporting Airport<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Next Airport<\/strong><\/p><\/td> Next Country<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2010<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2011<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2012<\/strong><\/p><\/td> 2013<\/strong><\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aberdeen<\/p><\/td> Baku<\/p><\/td> Azerbaijan<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td> 84<\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aberdeen<\/p><\/td> Riga<\/p><\/td> Latvia<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 1<\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Aberdeen<\/p><\/td> Antalya<\/p><\/td> Turkey<\/p><\/td> 4<\/p><\/td> 10<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Istanbul<\/p><\/td> Turkey<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 97<\/p><\/td> 314<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Budapest<\/p><\/td> Hungary<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 92<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td> 137<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Sharm El Sheikh<\/p><\/td> Egypt<\/p><\/td> 44<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 39<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Tallin<\/p><\/td> Estonia<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 125<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Szczecin (Golenow)<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 49<\/p><\/td> 62<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Katowice<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Antalya<\/p><\/td> Turkey<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 22<\/p><\/td> 20<\/p><\/td> 16<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Edinburgh<\/p><\/td> Enfidha<\/p><\/td> Tunisia<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 26<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glasgow<\/p><\/td> Enfidha<\/p><\/td> Tunisia<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 34<\/p><\/td> 74<\/p><\/td> 116<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glasgow<\/p><\/td> Boa Vista (Rabil)<\/p><\/td> Cape Verde Islands<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 35<\/p><\/td> 53<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glasgow<\/p><\/td> Warsaw (Chopin)<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 88<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glasgow<\/p><\/td> Gdansk<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 86<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Glasgow<\/p><\/td> Punta Cana<\/p><\/td> Dominican Republic<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 13<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prestwick<\/p><\/td> Bydgoszcz<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 83<\/p><\/td> 105<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prestwick<\/p><\/td> Warsaw (Chopin)<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 135<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prestwick<\/p><\/td> Modlin Masovia<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 68<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prestwick<\/p><\/td> Rzeszow<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 63<\/p><\/td><\/tr> Prestwick<\/p><\/td> Warsaw (Modlin Masovia)<\/p><\/td> Poland<\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> <\/p><\/td> 42<\/p><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table> <\/p> Source: Civil Aviation Authority Airport Statistics<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> Routes with less than 10 departures in a year are excluded.<\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p> <\/p>"}
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