§ 40. Mr. Favellasked the Secretary of State for Transport what evidence he has about the effects on consumers on domestic air routes of liberalisation of the airline industry in the United Kingdom.
§ Mr. Michael SpicerThere is clear evidence that the introduction of competition on domestic routes has benefited consumers through improved levels of service and a wider range of fares. Furthermore, traffic on the Edinburgh and Glasgow trunk routes from London, for example, has grown faster since the introduction of competing services at Heathrow than might have been expected by comparison with growth on other major domestic routes.