Kirkcaldy MP campaigns for comprehensive support package for aviation sector

In a letter to the Prime Minister, supported by 80 parliamentarians, the local MP has acknowledged that the latest restrictions were necessary, but highlights that aviation needs urgent support to recover from the pandemic.

Mr Hanvey said while shutting all travel corridors is the right course of action to take, it has had a huge impact on the sector.

He said: “With Edinburgh Airport on our doorstep, there are obviously a lot of folk in the area who work in aviation. The pain felt by the sector has a direct result on our local economy.

"I’m calling on the UK government to support and protect these businesses, their supply chains, employees, and communities like ours that has borne the brunt of the near total collapse of passenger numbers.”

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