Due to little revenue and high operational costs, the final flight from the British Doncaster Sheffield airport was scheduled to depart on October 31.
Even though a number of other flights will continue to land at the airport until November 4, the final flight took off on Saturday and arrived in Katovichi, Poland, at 10:55 p.m.
The Bill Group, which owns the airport, said that it is no longer to work due to “sufficient revenue lack and high operating costs.
After initiating a petition drive to keep the airport open, which amassed more than 100,000 signatures, hundreds of people demonstrated last week to keep the airport open.
Every year, thousands of flights will be impacted by the closure.
Cirium Aviation Analysis said that the airport ranked 26th among the largest airports in the United Kingdom, where he recorded 4609 flights in 2019. It was also voted as the best airport in the UK.
The airport was severely affected during the Korona in 2020, and experts warned that smaller airports might have to close permanently.
From The Sun.
Because of its enormous operational costs, a British airport shutters its doors.
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