'Over and out:' Air traffic control ends at Doncaster Sheffield Airport as talks go on
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Air traffic control will officially end at midnight today as crews are made redundant following owner Peel’s decision to close the airport earlier this year.
Talks between a consortium interested in taking over the airport and Peel are ongoing while Doncaster Council has said it will now press ahead with a compulsory purchase order after it lost a legal battle for a judicial review yesterday.
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Hide AdFollowing the departure of air traffic controllers, only security and fire crews will remain at the airport.
Announcing the depature, one ATC crew member said: “All stations Doncaster radar is closed for the final time, all stations Doncaster ATZ is closed, goodbye forever.
"From all of us here at DSA, it has been a fantastic place to work over the years and we will miss it fondly.”
“For now, blue skies, over and out.”