£1m sweetener to attract airlines to Durham Tees Valley approved
After the meeting, Darlington Council leader Cllr Bill Dixon was pleased the idea had come to fruition. He said: “Whatever the outcome of discussions of ownership of the airport, we will be able to draw down on the fund with KLM all being well. This will give us a facility, and I think it probably will do, to appoint someone on a fixed term contract to do some route development for us. There will be a budget there to do whatever is needed to bring flights in. Be they tourist or domestic flights, there is a need for them. It’s a piece of business which needs to be done wherever we land.”