Newcastle Airport invest £¼m in snow clearing equipment
09.10.11
Newcastle Airport has unveiled a £250,000 investment in their specialist snow team to keep flights moving this winter. The ultra-modern fleet of vehicles used for clearing and making runways safe will be crucial if the airport is hit by the same icy blasts as last year. Forecasters have already predicted parts of Britain could see snow fall before the end of the month.
The airport has bought two snow cutters to disperse the snow banks from the runway edge that arise when snow ploughs clear the runways. Not quite the £34.2m investment Heathrow has made so far this year, but then Newcastle was not closed for as long as Heathrow last winter.
