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| Glasgow Prestwick Airport 'taken into public ownership' claims MP | |
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| Glasgow Prestwick Airport has been taken into public ownership by the Scottish government, an MP has claimed. | |
| Brian Donohoe, Labour MP for Central Ayrshire, told BBC Scotland that he understood ministers had "taken the keys" from New Zealand owners Infratil. | |
| His comments come as speculation about the airport's future mounts ahead of a ministerial statement in the Scottish Parliament on Tuesday afternoon. | |
| Prestwick has been for sale since March 2012 and is running losses of £2m. | |
| The government said it would not comment ahead of the statement. | The government said it would not comment ahead of the statement. |
| 'Major money' | |
| Mr Donohoe said: "This is a development which I welcome and we need now to ensure concentration is steered towards new routes and new airlines coming into the airport. | |
| "Major money is required to develop the airport which is why I have always said it should be given for a penny to a developer willing to spend the cash. | |
| "I hope the Scottish government did not pay much more than that." | |
| Speaking to BBC Scotland, he said the airport had been "moribund" for about 10 years. | |
| "The actual income against the expenditure hasn't matched," he said. | |
| Mr Donohoe added that, as a result, the airport's owner had not made "the necessary investment". |