Passengers have been advised to continue with their holiday plans and check in normally for flights despite the announcement that Doncaster-Sheffield Airport may close permanently at the end of summer. The hub was formerly known as Robin Hood Airport and operated routes to holiday destinations in Europe as well as the USA, Mexico and Egypt.
It was used as an important hub by Thomson - now known as TUI - when it opened in 2005 and other airlines also came on board including Wizz Air, which also operated regular daily flights to Eastern European nations including Poland and Romania. But some of these and services to a range of holiday destinations were axed suddenly last month.
However flights to several destinations remain unaffected. A spokesperson for Doncaster Sheffield Airport said: “Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) is disappointed that Wizz Air has, without prior notice, permanently cancelled 13 summer and winter routes, effective from June 10, 2022."
Aviation analyst Cirium has revealed the scale of the flight changes from the airport. Pre-pandemic, in 2019, the airport was the 26th biggest in the UK for departures, falling to 28th place in 2021. In 2019, it recorded 4,609 departures – equating to nearly 750,000 seats, most of which taken by Wizz Air and the former Flybe.
In 2021, 1,817 flights were scheduled to depart Doncaster-Sheffield Airport, with Wizz Air being the largest operator, followed by TUI and BH Air. Bucharest was the most popular destination with 171 flights, followed by Tenerife South (141 flights) and Lanzarote (127 flights)
This year, just Wizz Air and TUI are operating flights currently, with the two airlines connecting the airport to 44 destinations.
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