Peel Group has conducted a review of the airport following the pandemic and Wizz Air’s decision to close its base there. Peel Group acquired the former RAF Finningley in 1999, converting it to a commercial airport that opened in 2005, branding as Robin Hood airport.
It said: “However, despite growth in passenger numbers, DSA has never achieved the critical mass required to become profitable and this fundamental issue of a shortfall in passenger numbers is exacerbated by the announcement on 10 June 2022 of the unilateral withdrawal of the Wizz Air-based aircraft, leaving the airport with only one base carrier, namely Tui.
