Following the ruling, Doncaster mayor Ros Jones said "every legal tool" would be used to keep the site open. Ms Jones added that she was disappointed at the decision by Mr Justice Fordham following a hearing last month at Leeds Administrative Court. She said a Compulsory Purchase Order (CPO) was another approach to keeping the airport open which the council had supported and that would now be attempted.
"We knew that the judicial review in itself would not have saved the airport as it could not have compelled Peel to reverse their decision to close Doncaster's Airport. The only way this will happen is if Peel sell the airport - and the investors we identified are still talking to Peel - or if we are successful in securing a CPO of the airport site and works with the market to secure an operator."
So why did she waste taxpayers money on the Appeal?