Highlands and Islands Airports
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{{Infobox company
| logo = 250px
| name = Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.
| type = Private limited company
| foundation = 1986
| location = Inverness, Scotland, UK
| owner = Scottish Government
| key_people = Inglis Lyon (Managing director)
| industry = Transport
| products = Airport operations and services
| homepage = {{URL|https://www.hial.co.uk}}
}}
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited (HIAL) ({{langx|gd|Puirt-adhair na Gàidhealtachd is nan Eilean Earranta}}) is a company based at Inverness Airport that owns and operates 11 airports in the Scottish Highlands, the Northern Isles and the Western Isles.{{Cite web|url=https://find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk/company/SC097647|title=HIGHLANDS AND ISLANDS AIRPORTS LIMITED overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK|website=find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.hial.co.uk/hial-group/group/5|title=About the Group|first=Ryan|last=Bell|website=Highlands and Islands Airports Limited}}
It is a private limited company wholly owned by the Scottish Government, and is categorised as Executive Non Departmental Public Body (ENDPB) of the Scottish Government.{{cite web|url=https://www.gov.scot/publications/national-public-bodies-directory/pages/executive-non-departmental-public-bodies/|title=National public bodies directory - Executive non-departmental public bodies|access-date=14 August 2019|publisher=Scottish Government|date= 1 July 2018}}
History
Highlands and Islands Airports Limited was incorporated on 4 March 1986 by the Civil Aviation Authority. In 1995, ownership transferred from the CAA to the Secretary of State for Scotland, and to the Scottish Ministers upon devolution.{{cite web | url=https://www.hial.co.uk/hial-group/about-us/our-company-values-amp-history/ | title=Our Company Values & History | archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210101142534/https://www.hial.co.uk/hial-group/about-us/our-company-values-amp-history/ | archive-date=2021-01-01 }}
The company was criticised for a PFI deal signed to build a new terminal at Inverness Airport, which meant that HIAL had to pay £3.50 to the PFI operator for every passenger flying from the airport. In 2006, the PFI deal was cancelled, costing the Scottish Executive £27.5m.{{cite news |url=http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/4632732.stm |title=Deal to buy out airport terminal |publisher=BBC News |date=20 January 2006}}
Funding
It receives subsidies from public funds under terms of the Civil Aviation Act 1982.{{cite web|url=https://www.hial.co.uk/hial-group/about-us/|title=About Us|publisher=Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.|access-date=14 August 2019|date=2019}} For the year ending 31 March 2018, HIAL received £29.2 million of public money, of £20.6m was classed as revenue subsidy, and £8.6m was capital investment.{{cite web|url=http://www.hial.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/HIAL-31.3.18-Signed-Version.pdf|title=Annual Report 2017-18|publisher=Highlands and Islands Airports Ltd.|access-date=14 August 2019|page=8}}
Airports
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External links
- [https://www.hial.co.uk Company website]
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Category:Transport companies established in 1986
Category:1986 establishments in Scotland
Category:Companies based in Highland (council area)
Category:Executive non-departmental public bodies of the Scottish Government