Aviation minister Robert Courts has signalled the government will not directly intervene to save Doncaster Sheffield airport, suggesting the local authority takes up the fight instead.
Courts has written to the Oliver Coppard, the mayor of South Yorkshire, urging him to consider ways to save the facility. The airport’s owners, Peel Group, claim Doncaster Sheffield is unviable following the exit of Wizz Air in June, which left only Tui with a small base there.
Peel Group has begun a consultation period with staff before a possible closure. It said last month a review had concluded the airport “may no longer be commercially viable”.
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