Yesterday, I took part in a very positive and productive Dundee Airport Consultative Committee meeting at the Invercarse Hotel.
All members are delighted at this week’s announcement about the Amsterdam Schiphol flights from Dundee. We discussed the detail and were pleased to learn that on Thursday alone, there were 1200 bookings. The aircraft will be 78 seater and flights to Amsterdam will operate every weekday from 23rd May, with the Sunday flights starting from 17th August. This is simply due to aircraft availability on Sundays, although we were assured that if aircraft become available on Sundays before August, the Sunday flights will be brought forward of 17th August.
The other news that is very positive is the growth in usage of the Dundee-London Stansted flights. January 2016 had 25.2% more passenger movements than the month of January 2015 and over the whole year, an overall 4.9% increase in passenger movements was noted. Additionally, the Dundee-London Stansted flights have excellent reliability and punctuality.
There is a really positive future ahead for our local airport, which is really good news for the city and Dundee’s economic growth.