£34m loan for Liverpool John Lennon Airport approved by combined authority
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July 31 2020
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Liverpool City Region Combined Authority has today approved a loan of £34m to Liverpool John Lennon Airport (LJLA).

It said this is aimed at providing stability for the Peel-owned airport during the COVID-19 recovery period.

Along with the wider aviation sector, the COVID-19 pandemic means that the airport has experienced a material adverse effect on its business.


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The combined authority said LJLA is a vital strategic infrastructure asset for the city region, supporting an estimated 6,000 local jobs, providing £250m per annum in economic impact and is an important facility for city region residents.

Metro Mayor Steve Rotheram said: “International connectivity is essential for the local economy and the roles of international gateways such as ports, airports and cruise terminals as economic hubs and drivers for local economies and tourism need to be maximised.

“That is why it is right that today we have agreed this loan facility to provide stability for the airport, its passengers and other users during the COVID-19 recovery period.”

In March the airport announced cutbacks to conserve resources after airlines grounded their fleets following the imposition of lockdown measures and international border closures.


The measures included pay cuts, short-time working and some redundancies.

Airport bosses said at the time: “At Liverpool John Lennon Airport we continue to remain open for business, however, with substantial reductions in flights and passenger numbers for the coming weeks ahead, we are now having to implement measures to ensure the sustainability of the business during these extreme circumstances.

“All cost reduction opportunities are being pursued and this will, unfortunately, necessitate salary reductions for airport company employees, including the airport’s executive team, reduced working weeks, temporary lay-offs and a number of redundancies.

“All capital expenditure has been deferred, too.”

The statement added: “Liverpool John Lennon Airport plays a significant role in the local and regional economy and whilst this situation is not unique to our business, it is important that we put measures in place that will ensure the sustainability of the business in the short term in order to protect our long term future and be best placed to recover from this crisis in due course with the return of airline operations.”

In May, Manchester Airport’s holding group was handed a £260m loan from its 10 shareholder councils to help it survive the coronavirus lockdown.
 
Some people are not happy unless they have something to complain about.Why wait till now to say it killed the cherry blossom on her tree. Perhaps she has a special tree.
 
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The Airport is included in the Liverpool City Region’s #freeport bid which will allow key sites across the city region to attract new investment, create jobs, support the wider economy and increase levels of innovation, so let’s all #backthebid
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Hopefully this is successful , would be a great boost for cargo in the region
 
New for Manx passengers travelling on medical reasons to Liverpool hospitals.

Liverpool Airport patient lounge opens to Manx patients​

Published12 February
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image captionCovid-19 restrictions mean some patients have nowhere to go after treatment
Manx people receiving medical treatment in the UK will be able to use a private lounge at Liverpool Airport while waiting for their flights home.
Where care is not available on-island, patients are brought to England via the government's transfer service.
UK Covid measures have left some with nowhere to go after having treatment.
Health Minister David Ashford said the lounge access meant patients would have a "comfortable, secure and convenient place to wait".
Some forms of specialist medical care, including some cancer treatments, scans and surgeries, are unavailable on the island.
Prior to the pandemic, an estimated 17,000 annual journeys were made between the Isle of Man and the UK through the transfer service.

'Added stress'​

Patients must leave treatment centres immediately after their appointment due to coronavirus restrictions but are unable to check in for their return journey until two hours prior to departure.
A quiet room is available at Liverpool Airport when waiting for a flight, but it is only accessible after passing through security.
Carole Male, of the Manx Breast Cancer Support Group, said the private lounge was "very good news" and would help relieve some of the "added stress" involved in travelling for treatment.
She added that patients could be required to "hang about" for up to six hours for a return flight following their appointment, which was "risky" as many are immuno-suppressed.
"The private jet lounge is a much better option at the moment," she said.
The lounge is in a separate building to the main airport terminal and transport to check-in will be provided.
Under the Isle of Man's coronavirus restrictions, those travelling to the UK for treatment must self-isolate for 14 days upon return.

( from BBC )
 
5 arrivals today...!!

Friday 16th April​


Flight no.Arriving FromScheduledExpectedStatus
LM 681Isle Of Man07:4007:41Landed at 07:36
EZY 7142Palma De Mallorca12:5512:55
LM 687Isle Of Man17:3017:30Expected arrival time 17:30
FR 9647Krakow19:0019:00Expected arrival time 19:00
EZY 610Belfast Int.20:1020:10


and the next departures

Friday 16th April​




Flight no.Flying ToScheduledExpectedStatus
EZY 609Belfast Int.18:0018:00
LM 688Isle Of Man18:0518:05
FR 9646Krakow19:2519:25
FR 4043Warsaw (Modlin)06:0006:00
EZY 7179Malaga07:0007:00


Far from normal times !!
 

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