Ryanair’s year-round service to London Stansted will proceed, and in June EasyJet is launching a new summer service to Gatwick.
Parkins mentioned: “Replacing a daily route with two flights a week to Gatwick is not a like-for-like change.”
He mentioned the day by day Skybus route had been contributing about £2,000 per touchdown, compared to low-cost airways, which land for about £600 “far less frequently”.
Parkins additionally raised issues over the impression it might have on Cornwall’s tourism.
“I think if we look at the long term, if the airport is not viable and it has become less viable without the PSO, then actually there are going to be big questions long term for people coming to Cornwall,” he mentioned.
“But also Cornish residents that currently enjoy relatively cheap flights to other countries for their holidays. I think that could be put at risk now.”
