An MP has called for a public enquiry into the closure of Doncaster Sheffield airport after owners Peel Group claimed if a £20 million loan had been granted – which it sought for "three years" – the airport "would have remained open".
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During a House of Commons debate on Monday evening (24 October), Conservative MP for Don Valley Nick Fletcher said Peel campaigned for the £20 million initially in the form of an equity share, and then a loan, to secure the future of the airport.
He said Peel was "led a merry dance" by a combined mayoral authority of Doncaster, Sheffield, Rotherham and Barnsley, which provided "a catalogue of excuses and delays without clear process".
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