Air Departure Tax Highlands and Islands Exemption: island communities impact assessment

Step Two – Gather your data and identify your stakeholders

What data is available about the current situation in the islands?

Table 2 below sets out the Scottish Government's estimates of the number of domestic passenger aviation services which departed from the affected airports in the Highlands and Islands region. In recent years the provision of domestic aviation services appears to have remained broadly steady.

Do you need to consult?

See response to equivalent question in Step One.

How does any existing data differ between islands?

We have set out above the data we have on aviation services. Air services, service frequency, sector lengths, fares and passenger numbers are liable to differ between airports

Are there any existing design features or mitigations in place?

The measure has been designed to purposively have differential impacts for the benefit of Highland and Island communities relative to the rest of Scotland.