A SMALL airport in the UK could relaunch flights that would take Brits right to the beach.
Blackpool Airport once offered passenger flights to places in Europe such as Spain.
However, these ended back in 2014 when the airport went into administration.
Now, the airport remains open as a training centre, such as for pilots and helicopter operations.
But there could be hope for relaunching passenger flights from it in the next few years.
Sadly, none of the major airlines have said they would want to launch flights, Blackpool South MP Chris Webb said, which include previously operating ones like Jet2.
He told local media: “I have spoken with all the airlines and they don’t have any interest in flying from Blackpool again.”
Despite this, an anonymous London businessman has suggested the launch of a small-scale airline which would connect London to Blackpool.
If it went ahead this could launch as quickly as two years – and connect the main city to one of the UK’s most iconic beach resorts.
However Mr Webb said a lot of things would have to change first, including “better facilities, bigger passenger lounge and a better building”.
He added: “But it would certainly be viable, if handled correctly.
“Blackpool is one of the biggest tourism destinations in the UK, it is crying out for a properly run airport.”
It isn’t the only airport hoping to relaunch passenger flights in Britain.
Doncaster Sheffield Airport, which closed in 2022, is in the process of reopening.
And there is also Manston Airport in Kent, which has been closed to passengers since 2014.
Sadly, Coventry Airport closed for good last month, after 90 years.