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LIVERPOOL AIRPORT HISTORY

Liverpool John Lennon Airport made its first scheduled flight in 1930 although didn’t officially open its doors until 1933. A new terminal was built late 1930 to handle the ever-increasing passenger numbers.

The military used the airfields to test military aircraft that were built nearby during the 2nd world war and continued to use Liverpool Airport right thorough up until 1961 when it was handed over to the local authority.

After all the military testing that had been going on the airfield had taken a battering so after the take over a lot of improvements were made through out 1966-1986 which allowed Liverpool Airport to expand and cater for the increase in passenger numbers.

It is worth noting that a major changing point in John Lennon Airports history was the investment of British Aerospace of four million pounds. This coupled with Peel Holdings taking over seven years later with a 76% share saw passenger figures rise seven fold with over 4.4 Million passengers using Liverpool Airport in 2005.

Liverpool Airport is expanding all the time and is currently the fastest growing airport within the UK (2005)
Liverpool John Lennon Airport News
24.03.08

Liverpool Airport managing director, Neil Pakey, has called on the Government not to ‘tax planes out of the sky’ at a time when fuel prices are crippling airline profits. The Treasury is planning to reform Air Passenger Duty (APD), which is added to the cost of every plane journey from the UK – and Mr Pakey is urging it not to add to airlines’ costs at a time of record fuel prices.

Mr Pakey said Liverpool Airport’s growth is likely to slow on the back of cuts by airlines and a weakening economic environment. He said: ‘We might not see any growth in the winter. I think apart from fuel prices we might have had a good year on the back of Capital of Culture, but we’re all probably seeing a period of consolidation during the winter.'

‘There’s nothing we can do about fuel prices, but the Treasury is in consultation over Air Passenger Duty and we would urge them to think very hard about the economic impact of the tax in the context of high fuel costs. One region of the UK estimated that, for every £1 spent investing in air services, the region got 44 times that in economic benefit. Given that, you don’t want to tax planes out of the sky.’

In 2007, the Government announced Air Passenger Duty was to be replaced by a duty paid on a per-plane basis. The plan has been out to consultation, and officials are analysing the results ahead of a detailed announcement later this year. The tax is in addition to the carbon trading credits, which could be introduced next year.