Recent press articles have suggested that several 'major' airlines and 'budget' airlines are "queueing up" to use Finningley when flights start next year. But the same press articles fail to mention any names or routes, and the website for the airport is little more than a fancy holding page with a few FAQs and a mention of potential future job vacancies.
As this is a 'rumour' forum, anyone heard any news of potential carriers and/or routes?
Apparently the official name for the airport will be decided soon, I wonder if it will be 'South Yorkshire International' or will they go for the idea of naming it after a major city to try to give it a 'geographic identity'. Perhaps 'Manchester - Yorkshire' (highly controversial considering the east/west Pennine divide) or 'Sheffield International' (just to confuse those heading for Sheffield City). Or of course there is always 'London - Finningley' which would no doubt convince Ryanair to operate out of it....
