Start-up aid for airports: appraisal framework

Seeking views on the developed appraisal framework for start-up aid for airports. The framework will allow Department for Transport (DfT) to:

• evaluate bids
• determine whether a scheme should receive funding
• rank the scheme where funding requests exceed funding available.

In the 2014 Budget, the Chancellor announced a £20 million per annum Regional Air Connectivity Fund to London, which can be used to provide start-up aid for new routes from airports of fewer than 5 million passenger per annum.