Liverpool Airport seeks hub link
20.03.07
Liverpool Airport wants to link up with a major airline to launch flights to a major European hub and become a 'gateway to the world'. Airport and civic leaders are seeking a tie up with a major European airline to provide hassle free links for passengers within Europe and beyond.
Flights at Liverpool Airport are currently dominated by the budget airlines, who offer 'point to point' rather than hub services. This means that, although it is possible to fly from Liverpool and catch an onward flight to most parts of the world, passengers doing this must collect their luggage and check in again at another airport.
However, if the airport could link up with a regular services to a major European hub, passengers could fly from Liverpool to worldwide destinations and check in only once.
Neil Pakey, managing director of Peel Airports, which owns Liverpool John Lennon, said: 'This has become one of our major projects; something we see as important as the airport grows. We are working with the Mersey Partnership, Business Liverpool and Liverpool Chamber of Commerce, to seek a hub partner for the airport. It involves talking to major airlines.'
Germany, Holland and Paris are the main targets for a hub link to Liverpool, suggesting Lufthansa, KLM and Air France as the potential partners.
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