Brown wants airport tax answers

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TRANSPORT Minister Keith Brown has demanded an urgent update on the devolution of Air Passenger Duty (APD) to Scotland and the protection of Scotland's access to London airports.















His call to the Treasury, which handles the tax, came as the head of the national tourism agency warned over the impact of the duty on visitors to the country.

The move comes in the wake of last week's announcement that Flybe had sold all its take-off and landing slots at Gatwick airport to easyJet for £20m, prompting concerns about the Inverness-Gatwick service. High levels of APD and landing charges at London airports were cited by Flybe as factors in their decision.

Mr Brown said: "Whilst we have sought and received welcome assurances from easyJet on its continuing commitment to Inverness, there can be no guarantees at this stage that overall capacity and service provision will not be diminished.
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