Which airport in the UK is closing?


Which airport in the UK is closing? A campaign to reopen Doncaster Sheffield has been put forward, after it closed back in 2022. And Manston Airport in Kent is being rebuilt with hopes to relaunch passenger flights.


Why did UK cancel flights?

An outbreak of Covid has been blamed for the third air-traffic control slowdown at London Gatwick so far this month. Staff sickness in the control tower meant the “flow rate” of flights using the world's busiest runway was reduced.


Which UK airport has the least delays?

Of the UK's major airports, Heathrow was the best for sidestepping delays and keeping passengers on time: 50.4 per cent of departures took off punctually, and 56.3 per cent of arrivals, for an overall average of 53.3 per cent.