Monday Interview : Kevin Brown : It's Snow Joke for Man in Charge When 'His' Airport Is Frozen Out
The Scotsman › January 24, 2011
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THE turbulence began even before Kevin Brown landed his job as managing director of Edinburgh airport. In the six months since the former head of Aberdeen airport took up the post, he has not had a smooth ride, with extreme snow falls, an unpopular "kiss and fly tax" and the threat of Edinburgh being sold to new owners all taxiing towards him.
His predecessor, Gordon Dewar, had announced the airport would start charging a GBP1 drop-off tax, causing outrage among passengers and MSPs. Having announced the unwelcome news, Dewar departed less than a month later to take on a new job in Bahrain.See the full content of this document
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Monday Interview : Kevin Brown : It's Snow Joke for Man in Charge When 'His' Airport Is Frozen Out
Brown faced grillings over the tax just days after he moved in to his new office, but was it deliberately arranged so that Dewar would take the brunt of the fallout from the levy before he left?
Brown says no: "I can't say I was the most popular person coming in dealing wi...See the full content of this document
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