Aviation: Scotland

Jo Swinson
To ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many scheduled flights took place between (a) Glasgow and London and (b) Edinburgh and London in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006.

Gillian Merron
The number of scheduled flights that took place between (a) Glasgow and London and (b) Edinburgh and London in (i) 1997 and (ii) 2006 were as follows:

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|Number of Scheduled flights between:                                                                           |1997  |2006  |
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|Glasgow and London                                                                                             |22,318|24,371|
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|Edinburgh and London                                                                                           |26,307|35,045|
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|Note:London airports include Gatwick, Heathrow, London City, Luton and Stansted.Source:Civil Aviation Authority|      |      |
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