Carlisle Lake District Airport is set to receive up to £8m in Government funding to help support its recovery from the impact of the Covid-19 pandemic.
The airport will receive a share of £100m in Government funding designed to help airports battle back from the disruption brought about by the coronavirus pandemic.
The funding will be equivalent to the business rates that the airport would otherwise have to pay.
This means that Carlisle Lake District Airport will pay nothing in business rates in 2020-21.
In total, the aviation and aerospace sectors have received more than £9bn in support from the Government since the pandemic began
Dr Neil Hudson, MP for Penrith and The Border, the constituency in which the airport sits, said: "I am really pleased that Carlisle Lake District Airport will receive up to £8 million to help it start to recover during these challenging times.
“I hope that this funding marks a turning point for the airport – which is so important for our community.
“I will continue to work with stakeholders, colleagues and Government to support a viable future for our airport which has been hit so hard by this pandemic.”
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