It's been a tough 10 years for North East airports, Leeds Bradford and Newcastle have been having a crazy war to win business from airlines and tour operators. They have been offering loss making deals on the landing fees and airport charges to win that business.
It looks like Peel Group made a smart move by keeping Durham Tees Valley out of this battle, It now looks to be coming to end now AMP own both Leeds Bradford and Newcastle. This may mean airlines start looking at using Durham Tees Valley Airport again to keep the landing fees and airport charges lower at Newcastle and Leeds Bradford.