Durham Tees Valley Airport wants more European routes
01.05.08
Durham Tees Valley Airport wants expand its range of European destinations and cash in on the booming in-bound tourism market. The hub plans to boost passenger traffic to two million by 2012, and sees gaining new routes to Europe as key to this target.
A spokesman for the airport said it would work with airlines currently operating flights to increase the range of options available to passengers and consolidate the airport’s position as ‘a gateway to the region’.
Neil Pakey, deputy chief executive officer at Durham Tees Valley Airport's owner, Peel Airports, said: ‘We will target summer sun spots in Europe and look to increase traffic between Teesside and Heathrow and Amsterdam – two destinations that give us access to the global market. In addition, we will look to take advantage of in-bound tourism, which is one of the fastest growing markets in the aviation industry.’
Yesterday, the airport began work on a £3m scheme to install airfield ground lighting along the runway. Work is expected to be complete by October.
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