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If you live in East Yorkshire, you may have to go all the way to Leeds or even Manchester to connect, in London, to their destination.
A quarter of a million jobs rely on regional airports across the UK, and countless other jobs are supported indirectly, £14bn is pumped into our economy every year as a result of the trade and employment opportunities these airports bring to their communities. They link island communities with the mainland, and they allow parts of the UK to do business with each other without being funnelled through London, Manchester, Birmingham, or Edinburgh.
But we cannot allow those trade and economic opportunities to be confined to the largest metropolitan areas. If we do, communities all over the UK will be left behind. That is why regional airports are vital to Britain’s economy of the future.needs to give regional airlines the support they deserve for without them communities will be cut off and economic development will be stifled.
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