The Chair of Trasnport for the North, Mister John Cridland CBE, has compiled a report that indicates that the North of England must improve its transportation networks inside and outside of the United Kingdom if it is to progress into the future of a globalised world. Indeed, it was estimated that a grand total of 75 million people could travel by airplane in and out of the northern regions of England by the year 2050. This figure being twice the amount that it  is at the moment is a sure and clear sign that the regions will need to work together to improve the transportation and connection links between themselves so as to achieve this number of travelers over the course of the next few decades. Essentially, more devotion towards this air traffic ambition would improve the infrastructure of the northern areas of the country greatly and furthermore would help to ease pressure off the much-used ground-level transportation links in the area, such as the railway networks as well as the shipping ports.

According to the Independent International Connectivity Commission, that is the correct way for the North to go forward in its progression towards a better economic future. The development of the North’s flying links will also undoubtedly make it a much more attractive and sought-after destination for tourists, and revenue will undoubtedly be increased in the tourism sector of the north if more is indeed devoted towards improving its transport links. Indeed, John Cridland CBE emphasized the unexploited aspects of the north’s air routes which, compared to the overcrowded southern regions, could be an extremely effective method of transport if only more investment was devoted towards developing the air transport networks of the north of England.

The report compiled by Cridland and associates emphasizes the various ways in which greater development in air travel can improve the infrastructure and touristic popularity of the North of England in the near future.