The Airports

Liverpool John Lennon Airport

Award winning Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of the UK’s longest establshed airports and also one of Europe’s fastest growing. Adjacent to the River Mersey it serves more than 70 European destinations and is a base for Europe’s two largest low cost airlines Ryanair and easyJet.

The airport is already one of Merseyside’s major employers. It is forecast to handle more than 12 million passengers by 2030 as well as 220,000 tonnes of cargo and this expansion will create thousands of new jobs.

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield

Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield is the UK’s newest purpose built international airport. It opened for its first commercial flight on 28th April 2005, and now handles more than one million passengers a year.

The airport serves more than 40 destinations including the Caribbean and Egypt and is capable of handling approximately two million passengers and 50,000 tonnes of freight a year by 2014.

Durham Tees Valley Airport

Durham Tees Valley Airport handles almost 700,000 passengers a year. A former RAF station it was converted into a civilian airport in 1966 with Peel taking over as a strategic partner, and majority shareholder, in 2003. Huge investment by Peel resulted in an access road to the terminal, car park improvements and an enlargement of the terminal building. It serves UK and European destinations.

City Airport

Major investment is planned for City Airport which is currently a general business and aviation airfield. City Airport is five miles from Manchester city centre, has huge potential because of its proximity to the motorway and rail networks and the Manchester Ship Canal. More than 130 small aircraft are based at the airport, with 60,000 take offs and landings per year.