It will create a larger arrival and departure lounge with new security equipment
Investment which is a vital step towards eventually restoring scheduled flights to Blackpool Airport has taken another stride forward. A contractor has been appointed to build a new passenger handling terminal and administration facilities at the Squires Gate Lane airfield, after plans were approved in September.
It says the investment will enable the airport to maximise opportunities to handle larger flights over the coming years such as private charters for UK football teams. The airport is also “keen to take advantage of opportunities that arise in the ad hoc and potentially scheduled charter travel market focussed on the Irish Sea rim.
It says: “The new larger facility also gives the airport the ability to ‘test’ the market in respect of the enquires received for additional executive and scheduled flights, which will allow the development of the new purpose built premises to be designed and constructed with a greater level of detail.”
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