Responding to the Chancellor’s Budget, Karen Dee, chief executive of AirportsUK, the trade association for UK airports, said:
“We welcome the extension of the advanced fuels fund by another year and the additional £975m in R&D funding for aerospace, which can support the sector’s transition to zero emission flight.
“It was disappointing, however, that the chancellor increased air passenger duty, especially at a time when airports are investing in new security technologies, sustainable flight and airspace modernisation, as well as facing increasing burdens in other areas.
“If the Government is serious about realising its aim for the UK is to become the fastest growing economy in the G7, then it must recognise and champion the role that airports play in growth and international connectivity, and minimise the cost and regulatory burdens imposed.”
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