Peel plan business jet hub at Aerodrome
05.03.08
Peel Holdings' airports division would like to create a second commercial airport for Manchester at Barton Aerodrome. It recently renamed the facility City Airport Manchester, and is hoping to turn it into a hub for business aviation.
Managing director Andrew Simpson said there was 'no question' of the planned facility rivaling Manchester Airport, saying that it would complement the city's main hub. He said ‘We are in discussions about making City Airport Manchester a business and general aviation airport.'
'There has been a massive rise in executives using small corporate jets. Manchester Airport is very busy with larger jets and international airlines, and it is not an effective use of its facilities to have small aircraft going through there.’
Peel owns the land with Manchester City Council and the plans hinge on how the development would be funded. Mr Simpson said: ‘We're at an early stage, assessing how to make it happen. It would need new facilities and a new runway.'
'We believe the development of City Airport Manchester is important for the region. For Manchester to be a world class business city it needs to have easily accessible facilities for scheduled airlines and for smaller jets’
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