Part of 1. 1. Questions to the Cabinet Secretary for Economy and Infrastructure – in the Senedd at 2:19 pm on 7 December 2016.
It’s very encouraging news to note those figures, Cabinet Secretary, and, of course, the value of the pound now is also helping to encourage visitors to the UK as well. But north Wales has a unique offer in terms of tourism, and, as we know, it’s a world-beating offer. It’s up there in the top 10 list of destinations as far as Lonely Planet is concerned. But one of the disadvantages that we have is that we do not have an international airport in north Wales. Now, I’m not going to call for you to build one, but I will ask you to tell us what you are doing to improve links to the international airports in Liverpool and Manchester, between north Wales and those destinations. It is really important that, if we want to drag the important visitors into north Wales, those links to those two particular airports are absolutely crucial. What are you doing to work with the UK Government and others in order to deliver some improvement to those links?