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| Blackpool International Airport closes after last flight | Blackpool International Airport closes after last flight |
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| The final commercial flight has taken off from the now-closed Blackpool International Airport. | The final commercial flight has taken off from the now-closed Blackpool International Airport. |
| Owners Balfour Beatty, which bought the site in 2008, put it up for sale in August but no buyer has been found. | Owners Balfour Beatty, which bought the site in 2008, put it up for sale in August but no buyer has been found. |
| Balfour Beatty said the site had made a loss for several years. On Tuesday, Blackpool Council said more should have been done to save the airport. | Balfour Beatty said the site had made a loss for several years. On Tuesday, Blackpool Council said more should have been done to save the airport. |
| The final flight departed for the Isle of Man at 17:00 BST, marking the end of the airport's operations. | The final flight departed for the Isle of Man at 17:00 BST, marking the end of the airport's operations. |
| A spokesman said the airport was working "with the independent aviation businesses and tenants to understand if their operations can continue in the future". | A spokesman said the airport was working "with the independent aviation businesses and tenants to understand if their operations can continue in the future". |
| "Working in partnership with the local authorities, regeneration plans are also being developed which will be designed to create future employment and sustainable economic development opportunities," he said. | "Working in partnership with the local authorities, regeneration plans are also being developed which will be designed to create future employment and sustainable economic development opportunities," he said. |
| Aerospace company BAE Systems said it was in talks with a number of operators to offer short-term use of its aviation facilities. | Aerospace company BAE Systems said it was in talks with a number of operators to offer short-term use of its aviation facilities. |
| Blackpool's aviation history | Blackpool's aviation history |
| BBC News: The highs and lows of Blackpool Airport | |
| Blackpool Council has also blamed the airport's "onerous contract" with Jet2 along with a failure to bring in new routes. | Blackpool Council has also blamed the airport's "onerous contract" with Jet2 along with a failure to bring in new routes. |
| Flight operator Jet2 transferred its flights from Blackpool to Manchester on Friday. | Flight operator Jet2 transferred its flights from Blackpool to Manchester on Friday. |
| The final day also saw another Citywing flight depart for the Isle of Man at 10:10 and an Aer Lingus aeroplane leave for Dublin at 15:20. | The final day also saw another Citywing flight depart for the Isle of Man at 10:10 and an Aer Lingus aeroplane leave for Dublin at 15:20. |
| About 110 staff are employed at the airport, which served 235,000 passengers last year. | About 110 staff are employed at the airport, which served 235,000 passengers last year. |