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Air Routes: Public Service Obligations

Asked by Ben MaguireLiberal DemocratDepartment for TransportTabled Answered 21 January 2025UIN 24099

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To ask the Secretary of State for Transport, whether the Cornwall Newquay Airport to London Southend Airport route operated by Eastern Airways is part of a Public Service Obligation deal.

Answered by Mike Kane

The Cornwall Newquay Airport to London Southend Airport route planned by Eastern Airways is a commercial service that is not part of the Public Service Obligation (PSO) contract.

The Department for Transport along with Cornwall Council continues to fund the PSO between Cornwall Newquay Airport and London Gatwick.

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