Aviation Sector: Support

Part of Oral Answers to Questions — Finance – in the Northern Ireland Assembly at 2:45 pm on 19 October 2020.

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Photo of Steve Aiken Steve Aiken UUP 2:45, 19 October 2020

It looks as if Belfast International Airport will no longer be able to operate on a 24-hour basis. I am afraid that the Economy Department has been rather laggardly in putting forward bids to support the airport. Will the Minister encourage his Department, which seems to be more capable of getting money for the airports and airlines, to look at the situation and endeavour fairly quickly to make sure that we have at least one aviation facility in Northern Ireland that is fully capable of 24-hour operation?