SCOTTISH business leaders have said that the needs of the Scottish economy must be central to future strategy on UK and Scottish aviation as the UK prepares to leave the European Union.

The call came following a meeting of Scottish business leaders and London City Airport in Edinburgh, hosted by the Scottish Council for Development and Industry (SCDI), where the impacts of Brexit on tourism, international trade and the wider Scottish economy were discussed.

Following the event, SCDI chief executive, Mark Bevan said: “The message is very clear – the interests of the Scottish economy must be promoted in the forthcoming developments in UK and Scottish aviation policy – especially in light of Brexit.”