Regional airport set to close
Plymouth City Airport will close in December, blaming the economic downturn.
Its owners, Sutton Harbour Group, said the airport had suffered significant losses in recent years due to the economic slowdown and "challenges for the UK regional aviation market".
The airport's 56 staff were told about the closure at a meeting this morning.
The Sutton Harbour Group took over operation of the airport in 2000 and launched Air Southwest in 2003.
Passenger numbers at the airport recently fell to less than 100 a day after Air SouthWest cancelled its services to London Gatwick in February.
With permission from Travelmole
It was sad news for us yesterday to hear our local airport is closing,it was so handy for my trips to Dublin, i just wish they would make more use of Newquay airport for domestic flights and package holidays abroad. Maggie
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