Decision on Doncaster Sheffield airport delayed

The choice over the way forward for Doncaster Sheffield airport has been delayed till the center of subsequent month by its proprietor.

Peel Group, which runs the UK airport, is undertaking a strategic review into its future after suggesting Doncaster Sheffield “might no longer be commercially viable”, following the withdrawal of Wizz Air from the airport earlier this summer season.

The unique six-week session course of had been as a consequence of finish within the subsequent few days, however Peel Group has now prolonged it till 16 September.

Native politicians within the English area have been calling for extra time to contemplate the airport’s future and have appealed to the Peel Group to increase the deadline for a last choice till the tip of the 12 months.

“From the start of the evaluation course of, we have now suggested stakeholders that we might be keen to increase the timetable of the strategic evaluation if there have been tangible proposals to contemplate that deal with the underlying lack of viability of the aviation operations,” stated the airport’s proprietor in a press release. 

“To proceed the uncertainty by prolonging the strategic evaluation till the tip of 2022, as requested, with none tangible proposals to contemplate can be unsustainable for colleagues employed on the airport and untenable for our enterprise companions, airways and passengers.”

Peel Group added that it has now agreed to increase the session to 16 September to “enable extra time for key stakeholders to conclude their discussions”, though there had been a “lack of any tangible proposals from public or non-public sector companions”.