PDF Icon SASIG response – Consultation on the appraisal process for start-up aid for airports with less than 3mppa

This report is SASIG’s response to the Government consultation on their proposed appraisal process for start-up aid for airports with less than 3mppa.

SASIG believes that the consultation paper is a practical attempt to introduce definable criteria for bids for financial support for new services. Our overarching comment on the draft ‘Framework’ is that the overall concept of developing routes from locations not well served by public surface transport seems sensible. However it is SASIG’s belief that the social, economic and environmental impact at both ends of the route need to be fully assessed as there may be occasions when the development and retention of a regional service drives the need for more facilities at the destination end of the journey, e.g. new infrastructure.