Doncaster Sheffield airport

Nick Fletcher Excerpts

Monday 18th July 2022 Commons Chamber

[Nick Fletcher (Don Valley) (Con)]

I submit this petition on behalf of the good people of Don Valley, and the 56,000 people who have supported an online petition to save Doncaster Sheffield airport from closure. It is an award winner that is central to Doncaster’s future. It has superb facilities, its location could not be better, and it is one of the most environmentally friendly airports at which to land an aircraft; it has a unique approach. The petitioners

“request that the House of Commons urge the Government to take all necessary steps”

to keep our airport open, and to safeguard its future for Doncaster and its people.

Following is the full text of the petition:

[The petition of residents of the United Kingdom,

Declares that Doncaster-Sheffield Airport is incredibly important to the economy and wellbeing of the City of Doncaster, and should not be closed down; further that the owners, Peel Holdings, have indicated their intention to close the airport on the basis that they say it is not commercially viable; notes that the airport provides employment for some 800 people and brings in valuable trade and business to Doncaster; and further that it would be a real setback to the levelling up of our City for the airport to be closed.

The petitioners therefore request that the House of Commons urge the Government to take all necessary steps to keep Doncaster-Sheffield airport open and safeguard the employment of all those who work in or around the airport.

And the petitioners remain, etc.]

[P002757]