Newcastle Airport should develop links to America, China and India to
take advantage of its unique potential in growing the economy of the
North, a new report has said.
The influential Transport for the North (TfN) group - which brings together business and council leaders from across the north to influence the Government - says the airport “has a particularly important role within the North’s wider offer in providing international connectivity for businesses and entrepreneurs based in the North East, Cumbria and southern Scotland”.
The report envisages new routes being developed to Hong Kong and Beijing in China, to Delhi in India, and to Atlanta and Toronto in North America in what is described as a “transformational scenario”.
To achieve the hoped-for growth, however, improvements to roads near the airport, upgrades to the Tyne and Wear Metro and a direct rail link to the airport should be also be built, TfN says.
The recommendations are part of a wider report which says that better connected airports and ports in the North could release massive potential benefits for trade and business growth.
Improving international links could see 75m passengers travelling to and from the region each year by 2050, while better road and rail links to and from the region’s ports could also see more freight being shipped in and out to boost the Northern economy.
John Cridland, chair of Transport for the North (TfN), said: “It’s clear that the north’s ports and airports are key economic assets for the region with nearly 40m passengers flying from the region each year and around a third of all UK freight using northern ports.
To Read the News in Full 02/02/17 Graeme Whitefield/ChronicleLive
The influential Transport for the North (TfN) group - which brings together business and council leaders from across the north to influence the Government - says the airport “has a particularly important role within the North’s wider offer in providing international connectivity for businesses and entrepreneurs based in the North East, Cumbria and southern Scotland”.
The report envisages new routes being developed to Hong Kong and Beijing in China, to Delhi in India, and to Atlanta and Toronto in North America in what is described as a “transformational scenario”.
To achieve the hoped-for growth, however, improvements to roads near the airport, upgrades to the Tyne and Wear Metro and a direct rail link to the airport should be also be built, TfN says.
The recommendations are part of a wider report which says that better connected airports and ports in the North could release massive potential benefits for trade and business growth.
Improving international links could see 75m passengers travelling to and from the region each year by 2050, while better road and rail links to and from the region’s ports could also see more freight being shipped in and out to boost the Northern economy.
John Cridland, chair of Transport for the North (TfN), said: “It’s clear that the north’s ports and airports are key economic assets for the region with nearly 40m passengers flying from the region each year and around a third of all UK freight using northern ports.
To Read the News in Full 02/02/17 Graeme Whitefield/ChronicleLive
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