Gad Shafer: An international airport in Ramat David - a saving anchor for the northern economy

"We, the residents of the north, in general and the business sector in particular, see the establishment of an international airport in the north of Haaretz as of utmost importance. It will allow the residents of the north to develop an economy that does not depend on the center, such as the development of an extensive tourism industry of hotels, restaurants and scenic tourism in addition to pilgrimage tourism. Northern aviation will allow the export of products and the bringing of raw materials to industrial plants while reducing transport costs, etc. and this is even before the thousands of direct jobs that will be guaranteed to the residents of the north with the establishment of the airport. Economic anchors are needed to stimulate the economy in the periphery, such as a large project in the construction of which a lot of money is used to purchase materials. raw materials and products in the economic environment of the project, and that after its establishment will serve as a center of employment for the people of the environment and a source of leverage for many other businesses that will grow around it. An airport is such an economic lever. With the increase in activity and economic growth around it, such a project will keep the population strong from a socio-economic point of view and curb the flight the strong forces to the center".

Shafer further emphasized that the establishment of an essential northern airport is also essential in terms of the national interest - to reduce dependence on the center of the country and the danger of Israel's isolation in the event of war - as we saw during "Tzuk Eitan", and in times of peace, to reduce traffic congestion in the center and save on fuel and time expenses A trip estimated to cost hundreds of millions of shekels to the economy.

The Chamber of Commerce further states that the governments of Israel recognized the establishment of an international airport in the north as a national project back in July 2002. The Budinger Commission, whose conclusions the government adopted in February 2009, recommended the establishment of an international airport in the north. I hope and believe that the inclusion of the establishment of the northern airport in the 2015 budget and the establishment of a timetable for the start and end of works indicate that this time it is not only about decisions but also their implementation," stated the president of the Chamber of Commerce and Industry.

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