Kent Airport begins to add services
01.10.05
Kent Airport is seeing the return of an air cargo operator this weekend and the first passenger flight since a new owner took over. Infratil now runs the former Manston airport after the collapse of PlaneStation, and is beginning to add services.
A charter passenger service leaves for Nice, France, on Saturday morning. However, it is not new business as the flight was arranged by PlaneStation. And on Sunday morning, MK Airlines will fly a freight service into Manston for the first time in more than a year.
Infratil's UK Managing Director, Steve Fitzgerald, said: 'We are cautiously optimistic that we can secure more MK services in the future.'
The freight airline withdrew from Kent International Airport in August 2004 and relocated its European operations. A 747 jumbo jet will fly in from Nairobi, Kenya, to deliver produce from East African suppliers
Fitzgerald said Newmarket Air Holidays was operating the passenger charter service to Nice on Saturday, as well as another one to Verona, Italy, on 23 October. 'Both were arranged by the airport's previous owners earlier this year. We are currently talking to a number of scheduled and charter passenger airlines and will announce further services as and when deals are put in place.'
'Overall, progress has been pleasing on all fronts and is in line with the acquisition business plan,' he said.
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