News in Brief Podcast | Week 48 | Port ‘musical chairs’, rates and MSC u-turn
In this episode of The Loadstar’s News in Brief Podcast, host and news reporter Charlotte ...
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By Alex Lennane
The UK’s Manston Airport could close as early as next Wednesday, despite the possibility of a reprieve after owner Ann Gloag received a bid for it last week.
KLM has cancelled services from April 8, while Saudia Cargo told The Loadstar that it had suspended its freighter services at Manston – not because of the threat of closure, but due to “a business decision for our network optimisation”.
Despite local support for continued operations at the airport, which last month welcomed the ...
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aaron dengate
April 23, 2014 at 9:08 amI hope to find out about Manston airport’s future soon. It is very sad how things have gone recently, with KLM and Cargolux pulling out. Hopefully, Manston will bounce back, but time is running out. I have contacted aviation groups about Manston’s plight, but got very little response. Also, Shoreham Airport is under threat as well, which will be a shame as I flew in the Provost, which is based there.