UK airport to finally reopen 5 years after closing under new £160m revamp

One of the UK's largest city regions is set to once again have an international airport following a huge multi-million-pound investment. Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA) near Finningley in Doncaster, started out as an airfield used by the Royal Flying Corps in the First World War.

It was later turned into a commercial flight hub called Robin Hood Airport, with flights from 2005 to holiday hotspots including Alicante, Majorca, Paris, and other destinations. But the airport was forced to close in 2022 after its owners, Peel Group, deemed it financially "unviable". They cited various factors, including plateauing passenger numbers. It meant South Yorkshire was left without an international airport.