Highlands and Islands Airports Limited

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Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) is the company that owns and operates 10 airports in the Scottish Highlands, the Northern Isles and the Western Isles. The company is wholly owned by the Scottish Ministers, and is funded by the Scottish Executive's Enterprise, Transport and Lifelong Learning Department.[1]

The company is based at Inverness Airport.

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Highlands and Islands Airports Limited was incorporated on March 4, 1986 by the Civil Aviation Authority. In 1995, ownership transferred from the CAA to the Secretary of State for Scotland, and to the Scottish Ministers upon devolution.

The company was criticized for a PFI deal signed to build a new terminal at Inverness Airport. The deal signed by HIAL meant it had to pay £3.50 every passenger flying from the airport to the PFI operator. In 2006, the PFI deal was cancelled, costing the Scottish Executive £27.5m. [2]

It receives subsidies from public funds under terms of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.[3]

For the year ending 31 March 2006, HIAL received £14,763,000 in revenue subsidies.[4]

Barra Airport- where the aircraft land on a beach runway
Barra Airport- where the aircraft land on a beach runway

HIAL operates the following airports:

  1. ^ HIAL- Corporate Info
  2. ^ BBC News- "Deal to buy out airport terminal"
  3. ^ HIAL- Corporate Info
  4. ^ HIAL Annual Report and Accounts 2005-06 (PDF File)
  5. ^ HIAL- Airports
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