§ Mr. Rifkindasked the Secretary of State for Trade whether he will now permit the use of Edinburgh Airport for international flights either permanently or as an experiment; and, if not, if he will give his reasons for so refusing.
§ Mr. Clinton Davis, pursuant to his reply [Official Report, 12th January 1978, Vol. 941, c. 786], gave the following information:
International services account for a growing proportion of the traffic at Edinburgh Airport. However, in licensing long-haul charter flights by foreign airlines my Department takes into account the British Airports Authority's present policy that, in general, such flights should operate from Prestwick.