BBC News
Huw Thomas
22 July 2024
Cardiff Airport will receive more than £206 million to boost passenger numbers and improve facilities, the economy minister has announced.
Ken Skates said the airport would target two million passengers a year and develop its maintenance, cargo and sustainable aviation facilities as part of the ten-year funding deal.
The airport has been in public ownership since 2013 but Mr Skates said it would be for its management to spend the money “with commercial freedom”.
The government said its new investment in the airport would boost jobs and the wider economy, but its plan will require approval by the Competition and Markets Authority
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