AN airport in the UK that was forced to stop commercial flights back in 2014 has revealed plans to build a brand-new passenger terminal. Plans have been revealed to build a new passenger handling facility at Blackpool Airport. Blackpool Airport has lodged a planning application with Fylde Council to build the new facility, which will be able to handle 45 passengers, as reported by Lancs Live .
If plans are approved, the new passenger building would be used for corporate aircraft and executive and charter flights. Even though commercial flights haven't been confirmed by the airport, locals, including council bosses, are hopeful that passenger flights will one day resume. Back in 2022, conservative councillors called on Blackpool Airport to reintroduce flights to Ireland .
Read More on Airports This pledge was reiterated earlier this year by Conservative candidate Zak Khan, who was committed to getting commercial flights operational again. A 10-year action plan, which was released by the airport back in 2022, also confirmed future ambitions to re-introduce passenger flights to other regional airports in the UK. Before any passenger flights can be reinstated at the airport, they need to be financially viable.
Leader of Blackpool Council, Councillor Lynn Williams, commented at the time: "We have an ambitious ten year plan to rebuild Blackpool Airport as a regional transport hub, building on the almost 40,000 flight movements that took place last year and creating new opportunitie.