News / UK regional airports could play a major cargo role after a no-deal Brexit

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Enfranchising regional UK gateways as air freight hubs will be pivotal to relieving the potential pressures of a no-deal Brexit on the country’s transport sector.

As Liverpool and Doncaster move to secure air freight capacity in the event of supply chain disruption, other airports are looking for government support to become freight players, to boost local economies and relieve pressure on Heathrow.

Expectations are that in a no-deal scenario, shippers will turn to markets outside Europe to import and export goods, in ...