Boris Johnson was quizzed during Prime Minister's Questions about a private chartered flight from Inverness Airport to Moscow, which took place a day after the Russian flight ban came into force.
Drew Hendry, the SNP MP for Inverness, Nairn, Badenoch and Strathspey, highlighted reports in the Press and Journal newspaper of a memo confirming UK government approval of the flight and the apparent conflict with the transport secretary accusing Inverness Airport of"failing to comply" with the NOTAM regulations.
"He must then answer the pressing questions over why this flight was allowed to take off and who and what was on it. "These are important questions following a raft of reports showing how much Russian money is swilling about Tory coffers."Transport secretary in bizarre promotional video by government for 'Great British Rail Sale'
Highland and Islands Airports Ltd, the operator of Inverness Airport, said it had acted in accordance with the regulations. It said:"We carried out the instructions received from the authorities at the time, to the letter. Our actions were correct and appropriate, and this has been borne out by an examination of the record."
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