Damian Allen, the chief executive of the city of Doncaster Council, provided an update on plans to re-open the airport at a roundtable event hosted by The Yorkshire Post and Turner and Townsend.
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00:00Hello, my name is Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.
00:06Campaigners hope that Doncaster Sheffield Airport could be operational again in 2026.
00:13Damien Allen, who's the Chief Executive of the City of Doncaster Council, provided an update on plans to reopen the airport at a roundtable hosted by Turner & Townsend and the Yorkshire Post.
00:25The airport closed in 2022 after its owner, the Peel Group, said the site was no longer commercially viable.
00:33Mr Allen said that more than 130,000 people had signed an online petition to save the airport.
00:40Mr Allen said he hoped the airport could be operational again in 2026.
00:45He said, we're in the last stages of procurement. We're going through due diligence so we can confirm the status of the preferred bidder.
00:54My name's Greg Wright. I'm the Deputy Business Editor of the Yorkshire Post.