Two Nottinghamshire MPs say the owners of Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) are choosing to "damage the economy" by closing the hub. The Peel Group announced earlier in the week that flights would start "winding down" at DSA from October 31 due to a "lack of adequate forward revenues and high operating costs."
But a letter signed by 18 MPs, two of them from Nottinghamshire, has now been sent to the chairman of the Peel Group asking him to reverse the DSA closure. The letter quotes analysis commissioned by Doncaster Metropolitan Borough Council which says the closure will mean the loss of 2,700 jobs and the loss of £100m to the local economy.
The letter has been signed by Bassetlaw MP Brendan Clarke-Smith and Sherwood MP Mark Spencer. It says: "With assistance and support from the Government and financial support from the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority (SYMCA)... you were placed in a position where you did not need to close the airport.
