26th September 2011
New Durham Tees Valley Boss Pledges To 'Save' The Airport

The new boss of Durham Tees Valley Airport has pledged to 'SAVE' the airport from it's threatened closure after the airport struggles in the current economic crisis.

Steve Gill, who took on the role of director of Durham Tees Valley and Robin Hood airports earlier this month, told NE Business: 'There is a market and there is a demand and I am absolutely determined to fulfil that demand. We want more passengers through the door and we are listening to what people want. This is a turnaround opportunity. It is an exciting opportunity to reveal the airport's true potential.'

The airport suffered in recent years, like a lot of regional airports, the airports annual passengers figures dropped from 220,000 to around 190,000 and has lost airlines & routes over the past few years which has been the cause of the passenger figures dropping so much.

Mr Gill went on to say he is positive about the airport's future. He said: 'It's a bright future for Durham Tees Valley Airport. We have Newmarket Holidays on board starting new routes to Italy and Croatia in May / June next year. We are making small steps. We are talking to airlines in the UK, Europe and across the world. A large team is going out to Berlin soon [for the World Routes conference]. And we should not overlook what we have in the strength of KLM going to Amsterdam and from there across the world. KLM is 60% of our business at present.'

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