A major UK airport will halt ALL flights permanently from this week. Coventry Airport, located down the M6 from Birmingham, will shut its doors for good next month, with all flights ceasing in just four days.
The airport will officially end all flights on May 9, and formally close by June 11, according to the UK Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). A spokesperson from the CAA said: "Coventry Aerodrome has given formal notice to us of its plan to close the airport permanently with effect from 11 June 2026."
Addressing the airport's notification to the CAA, the Rigby Group statement said: "This procedural submission, first envisaged when local planning approval for Green Power Park was granted in 2022, enables the next phase of infrastructure work for the site to proceed."
Jim O'Boyle, the councillor responsible for jobs and regeneration at Coventry City Council, said: "What we want to see are thousands of jobs created here, giving the area an economic lift."
The approved scheme includes seven manufacturing facilities on the site.
The structures will vary in size from 69k sq ft to 1.5m sq ft, totalling 4.8m sq ft. A substantial battery manufacturing plant will form part of the development.
GreenPower Park represents a joint venture between Coventry City Council and Rigby Group, aiming to establish a 'centre of excellence' for battery technology, advanced manufacturing and clean energy, with the capacity to generate 6,000 new jobs. A £23m funding package was secured from the West Midlands Combined Authority in an effort to kick-start what is being described as a key Investment Zone.
However, concerns have been raised that no businesses have yet committed to operating the battery facility or the other elements of the project.
Despite this, the city council revealed that four firms were 'exploring interest' in the site.
