Coventry Airport expansion

Sir Peter Rigby, who bought Coventry Airport last April, has announced a strategic scheme that he says could create up to 10,000 jobs by 2015. 

Presently the 65 acre site is the home of West Atlantic, the cargo airline, Air Atlantique, the vintage aircraft operator and its associated “living air museum” Airbase, various flight training and executive aviation operations and also a number of flying related business.  There have been no passenger services since November 2008 when ThomsonFly withdrew.  Sir Peter notes that he wishes to re-establish scheduled flights.

In a statement Sir Peter says he will develop a technology office park and manufacturing and distribution investment opportunities alongside improving the airport’s passenger terminal and cargo facilities.  The airport would work hand in hand with the existing Middlemarch Business Park that sits by the A45 trunk road in a joint venture with a major developer. www.coventryairport.co.uk

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