§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Aviation if he will give an estimate of the number of passengers expected to use Aldergrove Airport in County Antrim during the months of June, July and August, respectively, in the present year; and what percentage increase this indicates over the same months, respectively, in 1964 and 1963.
§ Mr. StonehouseThe information is as follows:
1965 (Estimate) Increase over 1964 Increase over 1963 Per cent. Per cent. June 75,000 10 25 July 110,000 10 22 August 110,000 10 22
§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Aviation if he will give an estimate of the number of daily visitors to Aldergrove Airport in County Antrim during the months of June, July and August, respectively, in 1963 and in 1964; and what percentage increase he expects for the same months, respectively, in 1965.
§ Mr. StonehouseVisitors to the civil airport at Aldergrove are free to come and go as they wish. There is, therefore, no official record of their numbers on which to base the estimates for which the hon. Member has asked.
§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Aviation if he will state his plans for increasing the accommodation for visitors to Aldergrove Airport in County Antrim; when work will start on this extension; and for what numbers such accommodation will cater when completed.
§ Sir Knox Cunninghamasked the Minister of Aviation if he will state his plans 30W for assisting passengers to reach the upper floor at Aldergrove Airport in County Antrim without having to climb stairs; and when he expects such alteration to be completed.
§ Mr. StonehouseI have nothing to add to the Answer given to the hon. Member on 3rd February. As the hon. Member knows, I have invited all the Ulster Members of Parliament to a meeting on 2nd March to discuss the development of Aldergrove.