Written Question · S2W-11809 · Session 2
Further to the answers to questions S2W-5054 and S2W-5055 by Nicol Stephen on 26 January 2004, whether any of the routes subsidised by the …
The question
To ask the Scottish Executive further to the answers to questions S2W-5054 and S2W-5055 by Nicol Stephen on 26 January 2004, whether any of the routes subsidised by the Interim Route Development Fund have now been evaluated and, if so, what analysis has been made, for each evaluation that has taken place, of how many tickets were bought by people travelling to Scotland and how many were bought by people travelling from Scotland, what other data is available as a result of the evaluation and what the size of the grant was for each route.
The answer
Currently route performance, i.e. the numbers of passengers carried on the international routes which have benefited from investment by the Scottish Executive’s Route Development Fund, is monitored on the basis of information collected through the airports as a means of assessing the applicable payment of funding. This information, which is set out in the following table, does not define the origin of the traveller.
The Executive is part funding a detailed survey of the main Scottish airports which will be conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority during 2005. This will be used as the basis for assessing the economic impact of the routes which have benefited from the Fund. The survey will cover a wide range of issues including origin of the traveller, reason for travel and mode of transport to the airport; and the results will lead to a detailed evaluation of the RDF routes.
Investment from the Fund, which is commercially confidential, goes to the airport operators to enhance the discounts offered by them.
Route Development Fund, Scotland's Improved Connectivity, Monthly Traffic Statistics
Route Ref
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Stockholm (Skavsta)
| Glasgow Prestwick-Barcelona (Gerona)
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Gothenburg (Save)
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Milan (Bergamo)
| Glasgow
Int-Dubai
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Rome (Ciampino)
| Aberdeen-Groningen
| Edinburgh-New York (Newark)
Route
Start Date
| 04-Apr-03
| 22-May-03
| 16-Oct-03
| 07-Jan-04
| 10-Apr-04
| 29-Apr-04
| 04-May-04
| 11-Jun-04
Apr-03
| 6,265
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May-03
| 7,304
| 1,897
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jun-03
| 7,080
| 5,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul-03
| 10,287
| 7,012
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aug-03
| 9,759
| 7,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep-03
| 8,556
| 7,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct-03
| 8,620
| 9,246
|
The Executive is part funding a detailed survey of the main Scottish airports which will be conducted by the Civil Aviation Authority during 2005. This will be used as the basis for assessing the economic impact of the routes which have benefited from the Fund. The survey will cover a wide range of issues including origin of the traveller, reason for travel and mode of transport to the airport; and the results will lead to a detailed evaluation of the RDF routes.
Investment from the Fund, which is commercially confidential, goes to the airport operators to enhance the discounts offered by them.
Route Development Fund, Scotland's Improved Connectivity, Monthly Traffic Statistics
Route Ref
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Stockholm (Skavsta)
| Glasgow Prestwick-Barcelona (Gerona)
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Gothenburg (Save)
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Milan (Bergamo)
| Glasgow
Int-Dubai
| Glasgow
Prestwick-Rome (Ciampino)
| Aberdeen-Groningen
| Edinburgh-New York (Newark)
Route
Start Date
| 04-Apr-03
| 22-May-03
| 16-Oct-03
| 07-Jan-04
| 10-Apr-04
| 29-Apr-04
| 04-May-04
| 11-Jun-04
Apr-03
| 6,265
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
May-03
| 7,304
| 1,897
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jun-03
| 7,080
| 5,730
|
|
|
|
|
|
Jul-03
| 10,287
| 7,012
|
|
|
|
|
|
Aug-03
| 9,759
| 7,721
|
|
|
|
|
|
Sep-03
| 8,556
| 7,169
|
|
|
|
|
|
Oct-03
| 8,620
| 9,246
|
In the Official Report
No contribution in the Official Report cites S2W-11809 by reference.