TUI UK Managing Director Neil Swanson has confirmed the operator is considering relaunching flights from Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
Doncaster Council, which took over the airport lease after it was shut down by its owner the Peel Group, has secured a £160 million funding package which could see it reopening by 2028.
TUI was previously one of a small handful of airlines offering passengers flights from the South Yorkshire hub prior to its closure in November 2022.
When asked if the operator was keen to return to Doncaster Sheffield, Neil said: “Clearly that is something we are talking about. We were in there before, it is part of an ongoing discussion.”
Neil, who was speaking during a panel debate at the ABTA Travel Convention in Mallorca, said the airport had ‘worked well’ for TUI in the past.
Fellow panellist Steve Heapy, Jet2 CEO, declined to say whether he was also interested in operating from Doncaster Sheffield.
“We are talking to a lot of airports all the time, we will consider any and all airports, but it would be inappropriate for me to announce anything at a public forum.”
Doncaster Council has been pushing to reopen the airport by spring next year, but South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard said in August that passenger flights are unlikely to operate before 2028.
