AQW 4234/17-22

Mr Stewart Dickson
Alliance Party
East Antrim

Tabled Date: 22/05/2020
Answered On Date: 12/06/2020
Priority Written: No

Question:
To ask the Minister for the Economy whether her Department has invited airlines which serve Northern Ireland to be part of the Tourism Recovery Steering Group.

Answer:

I have established a Tourism Recovery Taskforce consisting of a Steering Group which I chair, and a Working Group chaired by John McGrillen, Chief Executive of Tourism NI. The Working Group oversees ten work streams, one of which focuses on air and sea connectivity. A 'Task and Finish' Group has been formed to take forward this work stream, which includes members from British Airways, EasyJet and Loganair. Ryanair have also been invited to attend the Group. The Task and Finish Group is chaired by Albert Harrison, the chairman of City of Derry Airport.