Fewer business visitors hits air traffic figures
Wednesday 28th October 2009, 3:00PM GMT.
Economic Development Minister Alan Maclean
A DROP in business visitors to Jersey has adversely affected air travel, according to the Economic Development Minister.
However, a rise in the number of people coming to the Island for camping and self-catering holidays has boosted sea arrivals.
Business travel is down 18 per cent compared to last year, while the number of holidaymakers has dropped by 5.8 per cent.
Although air arrivals were down 9.4 per cent in September compared to 2008, sea arrivals had a ten per cent boost from UK visitors alone.
Senator Alan Maclean said that the drop in business visitors has had an effect on air travel.
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In a completely unrelated story the States Economic Department were today quoted as ‘being surprised’ to find the sky is actually blue!
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With the advent of video conferencing and other technical advances in communications this fall in business travel was bound to happen!
We need to improve conference facilities locally and hard sell the reputation of the Island as a secure and impartial place for such activities.
How about neutral ground for the next economic summit?
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Handing out £25,000 fines to airlines for allegedly breaching regulations is going to help???
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In this economic environment the price of air fares in jersey play a huge role.which department continues to support an Airline that propheses to be a low fares airline, oh yes, economic environment.
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