Scottish government welcomes Heathrow expansion recommendation

UK's Scotland government welcomed (25-Oct-2016) London Heathrow Airport being named as the preferred site of capacity expansion in the South East of England. Scottish Cabinet Secretary for Economy, Jobs and Fair Work Keith Brown said: "Growing the number of direct international air routes to and from Scotland's own airports remains a top priority for this government, but a third runway at Heathrow offers all our airports a range of benefits that will help them grow passenger numbers and continue to build on their successes". Mr Brown concluded: "The potential for a logistics hub to be based at Glasgow Prestwick Airport is also an important part of the Heathrow offer. It would support the pre-fabrication of components for the construction phase, with potential for future work beyond the launch of the third runway, bringing strong economic benefits to the airport and the wider Ayrshire economy". [more - original PR]