# The case for and against Doncaster Sheffield Airport

- URL: https://talkfuse.com/story/the-case-for-and-against-doncaster-sheffield-airport/
- Published: 2026-10-30T11:05:27+00:00
- Updated: 2026-10-30T11:14:20+00:00
- Original publisher: Sheffield Tribune
- Original article: https://www.sheffieldtribune.co.uk/the-case-for-and-against-doncaster-sheffield-airport/
- Topics: Art, Celebrity, Culture, Entertainment, Sheffield

## Key points

- Doncaster Sheffield Airport plans to restart flights next September.
- More than £121 million is being redirected to the airport.
- Supporters and critics disagree over its likely economic value.

## Summary

Doncaster Sheffield Airport is preparing to reopen, four years after its closure cost cargo firm CargoWorld its business. Supporters say the return could benefit the wider region, while critics question whether a small regional airport can justify its public cost.

Nearly 100 people are already working on site for FlyDoncaster, the council’s arms-length company, although flights are not due to resume until September next year. More than £121 million in Gainshare funding previously earmarked for other Doncaster projects is being redirected to the airport; the economic calculations cited by politicians have been redacted for commercial sensitivity. The article presents the dispute through the views of former cargo operator Gary Winterman, now an airport employee, and former combined-authority employee Richard Sulley, who calls the project a potential “white elephant”.

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