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Doncaster Sheffield airport: government backs £30 million mayoral investment plan

Government
Ilaria Grasso Macola
10 April 2025

Efforts to restart operations at Doncaster Sheffield airport next spring have taken another significant step forward after the government gave a new multi-million-pound investment plan its backing.

Doncaster Sheffield, airport, South Yorkshire

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard has pledged £30 million for DSA's reopening

South Yorkshire mayor Oliver Coppard has pledged a further £30 million to reopen the airport, which has been closed since November 2022 when owner Peel Group said it was no longer financially viable.

The announcement will enable the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA), South Yorkshire’s regional governing body, to use the devolved funding to invest in turning Doncaster Sheffield into a "sustainable aviation hub".