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| | Tresco News : New Heliport Opens |
 | | The new heliport, located on the Tresco Estate close to the world-famous Tresco Abbey Garden, includes an under-cover waiting area, computerised reservation and ticketing facilities, electronic baggage checking and handling, crew rest room, toilets, catering facilities and a mother and baby room. |
 | | Alan Knight, general manager of the Tresco Estate, which operates the heliport, said: "We’re very pleased that the RDA has supported our project to upgrade our facilities, which will support businesses not just across the Isles of Scilly but also on the mainland as passengers travel through Cornwall to fly from Penzance. |
 | | Tresco Estate operates the heliport while British International operates the helicopter flights 12 months a year, six days a week. |
| www.rainbowvilla.com /news/news5.asp (364 words) |
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