Originally Posted by
SWBKCB
I agree, I'm all for airports but can't see where they are going to get the business from to make it a successful airport. There seems to be talk of attracting aviation related businesses "the sustainable aviation hub", but if they want a business park with a runway in the middle there are different ways of going about it.
Well, the South Yorks mayor keeps talking about Boeing, but neglects to mention the fact that Boeing have an R&D facility on top of what was the runway at Sheffield City airport. They clearly weren’t that bothered about having an airport attached when they went there.
Do wonder whether there has been some influence over the Gateway East site that Peel are involved in, which may have given the council a bit of bargaining power. Not beyond the realms of possibility that an operator of high calibre could rejouvinate the airport leading to Peel re-investing in the DSA company. Optimistic scenario maybe, but not impossible. Still struggle to see how it will pan out like that, what with a large investment package going in to LBA which will see stand capacity massively increased.