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City airport decision 'due soon' City airport cleared to re-open
(about 9 hours later)
An announcement is expected later on when City of Derry airport will re-open. A Northern Ireland airport closed last week after concerns were raised about safety standards will re-open from midnight.
The airport was closed on Friday by the Civil Aviation Authority due to a "systematic failure of safety management". City of Derry Airport was shut on Friday by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) due to a "systematic failure of safety management".
A representative from the CAA spent most of Sunday afternoon at the airport reviewing safety measures. An airport spokesman said they had completed a list of remedial works agreed with the CAA.
The airport says a list of actions to address issues raised had now been completed. The airport was given the all-clear after a further inspection on Sunday.
However Londonderry businessman Brendan Duddy said the situation was "unacceptable". Airport chief executive Seamus Devine said they wanted to apologise to all of their customers.
"It's the last thing we wanted to happen and of course we accept a a large part of the responsibilty," he said.
Throughout the weekend contractors were on site completing a number of improvements.
These included updating the bird management system by placing nets across culverts and ponds, repairs to the aircraft parking apron and minor drainage work carried out adjacent to the runway.
British Airways will operate its full programme of flights from the airport to Glasgow and Dublin.
Both First Choice and Falcon holidays will also resume their chartered services.
Ryanair flights to London Stansted, East Midlands, Glasgow Prestwick and Liverpool will operate from Wednesday.
Speaking earlier on Monday, Londonderry businessman Brendan Duddy said the situation at the airport was "unacceptable".
"We in the private sector, we just don't get away with that," he said."We in the private sector, we just don't get away with that," he said.
"This is public versus private. Derry City Council running an airport? Not on. "This is public versus private. Derry City Council running an airport? Not on."
"The difficulty here is, that impregnates the whole thinking. What is the problem, when did the problem arise, what warning did we get?
"All these things, they don't give an answer to."
On Sunday, the airport said an agreed listing of remedial actions was under way along with an aerodrome audit and a review of the safety management system.
Contractors have also made improvements to the bird management system.