SheffieldForum Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 South Yorkshire’s Mayor, Oliver Coppard, has announced that the region will take a major step toward re-opening Doncaster-Sheffield Airport (DSA) and allow for a 10-year plan to drive economic growth, subject to the decision of the Mayoral Combined Authority Board on 13 February 2024. Fifteen months since DSA was closed by owners Peel Group, the Mayor, City of Doncaster Council and the Mayoral Combined Authority (MCA) have been working tirelessly in the interests of the public and businesses in South Yorkshire to find a way to re-open it that is legally and financially sound and protects the taxpayer. Last summer, the MCA awarded City of Doncaster Council £3.1 million to prepare an Outline Business Case to take control of the airport through a leasing arrangement, re-establish operations under a new business model, and use the asset as an anchor for growth at the wider Gateway East site to support economic regeneration and benefits to the city and region as a whole. The Outline Business Case, published today, states that re-opening the airport provides the best opportunity to secure economic growth and well-being not just in Doncaster but will have wider benefits for South Yorkshire as a whole. More: https://southyorkshire-ca.gov.uk/news/article/2b1a1a33-b81d-421b-a9d1-d9e86547d585 Sheffield Forum | The Sheffield Guide | The Sheffield Shop Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Not read the link - but do they really think they can justify it? Will have read later and see if they can convince me. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
geared Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 If a private company with experience running airports can't make Doncaster Airport work, what hope does anyone give the local councils and mayor?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just now, geared said: If a private company with experience running airports can't make Doncaster Airport work, what hope does anyone give the local councils and mayor?? Good question - and the answer is 'Sweet Fanny Adams'. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HeHasRisen Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 (edited) The ship has sailed, other big airlines are happily positioned at other local airports. The only reason people loved the airport was because it was quiet, which is lovely but a quiet airport doth butter no parsnips. Edited February 5 by HeHasRisen 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigAl1 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Did not see anything about passenger demand or airlines wishing to use the airport. All very well but within easy reach for most of the catchment area is Leeds , East Midlands and Manchester will there be enough interest from airlines to make it viable. Both Manchester and East Midlands have decent rail connections but I don’t think there was even a bus service from Sheffield . perhaos as a starting point would be a thorough and honest assessment of why the airport failed in the first place. who would manage and run the airport for the council? Not the SYPTE I would hope Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 1 minute ago, BigAl1 said: Did not see anything about passenger demand or airlines wishing to use the airport. All very well but within easy reach for most of the catchment area is Leeds , East Midlands and Manchester will there be enough interest from airlines to make it viable. Both Manchester and East Midlands have decent rail connections but I don’t think there was even a bus service from Sheffield . perhaos as a starting point would be a thorough and honest assessment of why the airport failed in the first place. who would manage and run the airport for the council? Not the SYPTE I would hope That quango no longer exists, it is subsumed into the SYMCA. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Bang, up goes the council tax. I love the often quoted example of Tees valley airport, They have halved the loses - Well done. Who pays the losses? You've guessed it the council with our money. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest busdriver1 Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 2 hours ago, RollingJ said: Not read the link - but do they really think they can justify it? Will have read later and see if they can convince me. They will justify it by telling us all the good it will do for the area whilst absent mindedly not telling us what the cost would be. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RollingJ Posted February 5 Share Posted February 5 Just now, busdriver1 said: They will justify it by telling us all the good it will do for the area whilst absent mindedly not telling us what the cost would be. Having read the load of waffle, I agree. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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