Airport News
Development boost for Durham Tees Valley
Mon, 01 Dec, 2008
Durham Tees Valley Airport is to expand in the coming months following the approval of a business park and an airport hotel.
According to the Northern Echo, the hotel will comprise 100 rooms, which could be useful for people using airport parking facilities at the hub.
Officials said that the international brand which will own the £8.5 million hotel is to be announced soon.
Joe Docherty, chief executive of Tees Valley Regeneration, said: "This news is additional evidence as to how well development plans for Durham Tees Valley Airport are progressing."
The development had been briefly halted earlier this year when it was found that a colony of newts had taken up residence in the proposed area for building, but they were successfully moved.
Durham Tees Valley Airport has one terminal and is home to four airlines.
It caters for over a million passengers each year, flying to more than 80 destinations.