"Route Development Fund (RDF) backing for two new air services linking Edinburgh with the Polish cities of Gdansk and Katowice was announced today.
RDF funding will allow Centralwings to provide the additional routes to Poland and expand their existing service to Warsaw.
Transport Minister Tavish Scott said:
"This is good news for Scotland. These new services will provide essential business links between Scotland, Poland and the rest of Eastern Europe, attracting people from these emerging economies to come and live and work in Scotland.
"The airline's existing service to Warsaw has been a real success. These new services will give Scotland's tourist industry more opportunities to attract visitors from Eastern Europe.
"Our Route Development Fund is delivering real economic benefits for Scotland - making a real difference for business travellers and tourists by expanding our direct air services."
Let us not pretend - we are not going to be inundated by Polish tourists visiting Edinburgh. Nor will Fred Goodwin be rushing to book his flight. We are, however, going to see increasing numbers of shop assistants, carpenters and agricultural workers from Katowice and Gdansk. I regard them as a welcome contribution to our economy. And if we can persuade them to settle here and establish businesses, then so much the better. But why is the Executive so bashful about it?
No comments:
Post a Comment