From todays local newspaper A report issued today claims Plymouth City Airport could reopen.
The National Connectivity Task Force has released a report saying that, if slots into a London airport could be secured, the airport could reopen as a viable transport link to the capital.
The airport was closed in 2011 when leaseholders Sutton Harbour Holdings activated an 'Armageddon clause', convincing the council it was no longer commercially viable.
The council has said it will support reopening if a viable business plan is produced.
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The report released today reads: "If slots into the UK's international hub could be found for Plymouth the mothballing of the airport could be re-considered.
"Plymouth's large cluster of maritime businesses, the university and the Tamar Science Park all have ambitions that would benefit from easier international access."
It added that improved London hub links could be "particularly significant" to the far south west "because of the absence of any realistic prospects of high-speed rail connections into the area".
The National Connectivity Task Force was established to develop proposals for how regional air links to London and the major airports serving London and the South East Region can be improved.
Read more:
Plymouth City Airport could reopen, says report | Plymouth Herald
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