There were emotional scenes last night as what could be the final flight to Doncaster Sheffield Airport landed.
AdvertisementBut as of today there are no more flights planned into or out of the airport and 800 jobs look set to go, with hundreds others in the supply chain. Earlier this week, Peel Group said there was “no credible offer” on the table.
DSA opened in 2005 after the former RAF Finningley airbase was converted and at its peak more than one million passengers a year flew to 50 destinations. Just last month is was voted the country's best airport. Lats month, Peel Group said: “Despite this significant investment, the airport has never to date made any profit. Due to competition from other key regional airports including Leeds Bradford, Manchester, East Midlands and Humberside, DSA has never reached the critical mass required to do so.
“This, combined with the unilateral withdrawal of the Wizz Air based aircraft in June 2022 and other changes in the aviation market, has contributed to Peel’s clear view that the airport is and will remain unviable.”The airport's first commercial flight flew to Majorca, departing at 0915 on April 28, 2005.announced it would operate flights from Doncaster to Amsterdam, Barcelona, Faro, Palma de Mallorca and Prague. But the firm later withdrew in 2011.
In 2019, Flybe announced it would be closing its base at Doncaster and earlier this year, Wizz announced it was pulling out of Doncaster in a bitter row with airport chiefs.
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