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Written question asked by Jo Stevens (Labour) on Tuesday, 4 December 2018, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 10 December 2018 (named day). It was answered by Alun Cairns (Conservative) on Monday, 10 December 2018 on behalf of the Wales Office.


Cardiff Airport

Question

To ask the Secretary of State for Wales, whether his Department has made an estimate of the average number of flights each (a) day, (b) week, (c) month and (d) year between Cardiff International Airport and destinations in countries that are signatories to the Open Skies agreement.

Answer

By Open Skies agreement, we have understood the question to refer to the recently agreed Open Skies agreement with the US, which will replace the existing EU aviation agreement with the US. The deal ensures that planes flying from the UK will continue to have the same access they currently have to the US, ensuring the UK maintains its place as one of the world’s leading aviation hubs.

Currently there are no direct scheduled passenger services that run between the US and Cardiff Airport.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
198870
Session
2017-19
Subjects
Cardiff Airport Air transport agreements
Contains statistics
Yes
Link
View this Written question on www.parliament.uk