This petition was submitted during the 2017–2019 Conservative government
Rejected petition Force the return of Teesside Airport into Public Ownership
Durham Tees Valley Airport was sold to Peel group. It is currently scheduled to close in 2021.
The Tees Valley Mayor is valiantly (and with public funding secured) attempting to return it to Public Ownership.
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It is likely that TVCA cabinet members will vote against the return of the Airport to public ownership as a show of petty party politics. The Mayor of the Tees Valley is a Conservative Mayor. The local councils in the TVCA are all Labour.
The Airport was once a thriving transport hub, with many infrastructure development projects completed to ensure it's continued success.
Ensure it's continued success as an airport serving the Tees Valley and North East.
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