Blackpool Airport News Stories

Date added: 10 July, 1990

Some NEWS about Blackpool airport:

 There is news on the UK Airport News website

Jet2 to pick up their own baggage at Blackpool

7th January 2011     Jet2 recently won a High Court battle with Blackpool airport after bosses there said they wouldn’t cater for late night or early morning flights.  Jet2 will now take over check-in desks and baggage handling operations to secure its future at the airport. Jet2 staff will now greet passengers, check them in and carry out airside roles. Jet2 now employs over 60 staff at the airport and plans to take on a further 10 over the busy summer season.   Click here to view full story…

3rd November 2010    Holiday flightsare being diverted away from Blackpool Airport as a row with budget airline Jet2.com escalates. The airline has been told that all flights due to arrive after 9pm will have to find somewhere else to land… as the airport is CLOSED. The airport is due to lose £2.7m this year and could be ready to shed 85 jobs. It is no longer prepared to provide ground staff for late night Jet2 services, which have to divert to Manchester.    Click here to view full story…

Blackpool Airport in crisis

23.10.10   Blackpool Airport is in reported to be in crisis with two thirds of its staff facing the sack and bosses admitting they could lose their biggest airline. The Gazette reports all 125 workers were called in for a mass meeting yesterday and told as many as 85 of them could be made redundant. The shock move has come after low-cost airline Jet2 told the airport there was ‘no potential for growth’ in its European services from Blackpool. Airport bosses also told the newspaper that their business has suffered ‘substantial loss’ due to the recession. They blame a downturn in the aviation market and say a ground crew handling agreement with Jet2 is no longer viable. It has left them £1m out-of-pocket over the last five years. Now the airline is being asked to provide its own ‘handling’ staff or bring in a contractor, with fears Jet2 may opt to quit the airport, despite having a 10 year contract. (UK Airport News)  link

25.06.10   Business travellers from across Lancashire and the Lake District are being canvassed for their views to help reinstate a sought after London link from Blackpool Airport. The airport is seeking the opinions of North West business travellers to gather vital information about preferred flying destinations, favoured flying timings and general travel arrangements.  (UK Airport News)  link

15.03.10  Blackpool Airport bosses say the hub is looking to a brighter future – despite a sharp fall of almost 25% in  passenger numbers in January compared to a year earlier.  Bad weather, with the airport closed for much of a two week period contributed to the poor passenger figures, but was largely due to the departure of Ryanair. Just 4,875 people passed through the terminal in January, compared to 6,118 12 months previous. (UK Airport News)   link

18th April 2009    The airport plans to extend the terminal’s car parks, by 500 spaces. There are currently 485 passenger parking spaces and 135 visitors spaces. There is also an overspill car park with 120 spaces. The airport, which made a pre-tax loss of £4.2m for the year to May 2008, is trying to attract passengers from other North West airports as it seeks to turn a profit. Bob Fielding, from the lcoal group ROAR said: “Airport expansion is now a thing of the past.” (Gazette)     Click here to view full story…

Airport shrugs off Carlisle revival plan

Posted: Tuesday, July 10th, 1990. Filed in Blackpool.