Robin Hood airport opens in UK

The first flight took off today from the UK’s newest international airport.

The 0915 flight to Palma, Majorca, marked the opening of the Robin Hood airport near Doncaster, South Yorkshire – the first new airport in Britain since Stansted opened in 1966.

The airport is built on the site of the former RAF Finningley airbase and its managers hope it will serve 2.3 million passengers over five years, taking them to 33 destinations across 20 countries.

The new airport will offer flights to European destinations, mainly operated by Thomsonfly.com and Ryanair, with long-haul flights to Florida, Mexico and the Dominican Republic taking off next summer.