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Old Sep 11, 2014 | 6:07 am
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jacobitetraveller
 
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Originally Posted by cazoz
Surely if Standard Life, RBS, Lloyds and others do shift operations south of the border, the demand for LHR and especially LCY-EDI would shrink drastically. Which could free up slots.

And a longer term slow down in oil production would shrink ABZ demand too - plus relocation of support/office jobs to England too possibly. Might just become a rig-pig outpost.
i see no reason to suggest that post independence regardless of where they have their head office that it will reduce demand for flights to LHR or LCY from scotland
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