UK confirms London-Derry route to continue

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has set out his vision to build back better from coronavirus by boosting transport connectivity across and between the whole of the UK, as part of ambitions to truly level up across the country. The UK Government has announced that it will provide £4.3 million to fund a vital flight route between City of Derry Airport and London Stansted. The route, which is jointly funded by the Department for Transport and the Northern Ireland Department for the Economy, provides critical connectivity from the North-West of Northern Ireland to the capital, boosting the region’s economy. The two-year