About 200 people protested against the threatened closure of the airport, the GMB Union says.
A rally was held in Doncaster after Doncaster Sheffield Airport owners said the site "may no longer be commercially viable"
About 200 people attended a rally to protest against the threatened closure of an airport in South Yorkshire. Doncaster Sheffield Airport owners Peel Group said in July the site "may no longer be commercially viable".The GMB union, which represents airport staff, said the government and local councils should consider all options to save it.
The crowd in Market Place, Doncaster was addressed by GMB reps, local MP Dame Rosie Winterton and South Yorkshire's Mayor Oliver Coppard.South Yorkshire's Mayor, Oliver Coppard,vowed to do all he could to keep the airport openSpeaking ahead of the rally, GMB regional organiser Sarah Barnes said: "Government inaction, when jobs are on the line, is unacceptable."She said the government should "step in quickly and commit money" to save Doncaster Sheffield Airport.
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