Owner plots the return of passenger flights
30.04.11
Flights from Coventry Airport to the UK’s major cities could be available by the end of the year as part of plans to rejuvenate the hub, the Kenilworth News reports. The airport could also offer flights to holiday destinations from next year. Sir Peter Rigby, the airport’s owner, announced plans this week at the launch of proposals to turn the airport into a ‘gateway’ to the region and create a £250m economic hub at the site and its surrounding land.
He said: ‘Everyone I have spoken to in the last year about this airport was very taken by the airline services that previously operated. You could park your car easily, walk to the terminal building without any hassle, there was a brief check-in and you could walk to the plane outside. It was quaint but well-received, and people are anxious to see it come back. What was missing in my opinion were regional flight to key destinations such as Glasgow, Edinburgh or Belfast. Those routes are the fifth, sixth and seventh most popular flights in the UK.'
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