The Development of Cardiff Airport

Part of 1. Questions to the First Minister – in the Senedd at 2:20 pm on 11 December 2018.

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Photo of Rhun ap Iorwerth Rhun ap Iorwerth Plaid Cymru 2:20, 11 December 2018

(Translated)

If truth be told, Anglesey Airport is reliant on Cardiff Airport and the success of Cardiff Airport, but Brexit is a threat to both of those airports in terms of public service obligations. Now, with the European Union seeming to be eager to provide more flexibility to introduce more flights, and the UK Government rejecting that—and we had a statement on this yesterday from the transport Secretary—will you encourage the new First Minister, and whoever is the new transport Secretary, to put as much pressure as possible on the UK Government to make that bid to the EU to allow this flexibility in order to encourage and allow more flights in Anglesey and in Cardiff under the European arrangements before Brexit?