Stormont “assumed responsibility” for City of Derry Airport last week until 2029, relieving Derry and Strabane council of the £3 million annual subsidy it requires.

The announcement, by Sinn Féin economy minister Caoimhe Archibald, has caused some sharp exchanges of views.

One former senior civil servant at the Department for the Economy called it “a purely political decision designed to assist Sinn Féin win both the Foyle and East Londonderry parliamentary constituencies at the next general election.”

“City of Derry Airport is not remotely commercially viable, a position that I venture will be no different in four years’ time,” he added.

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