New boss pledges to ‘save’ Durham Tees Valley Airport
20.09.11
The new director of Durham Tees Valley Airport has pledged to turn around the fortunes of the struggling hub, NE Business reports. Steve Gill, who took on the role of director of Durham Tees Valley and Robin Hood airports earlier this month, said: ‘There is a market and there is a demand and I am absolutely determined to fulfil that demand. We want more passengers through the door and we are listening to what people want. This is a turnaround opportunity. It is an exciting opportunity to reveal the airport’s true potential.’
He said the airport had suffered ‘a couple of difficult years’, adding: ‘all UK airports have had a difficult couple of years. Durham Tees Valley has lost more passengers than we would have liked - from 220,000 to 190,000.’ The airport currently has 90 scheduled and charter flights per week, plus business jets and private flights. It has 153,000 passengers to date this year.
Mr Gill is positive about the airport’s future. He said: ‘It’s a bright future for Durham Tees Valley Airport. We have Newmarket Holidays on board starting new routes to Italy and Croatia in May / June next year. We are making small steps. We are talking to airlines in the UK, Europe and across the world. A large team is going out to Berlin soon [for the World Routes conference]. And we should not overlook what we have in the strength of KLM going to Amsterdam and from there across the world. KLM is 60% of our business at present.’
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