Cambridge Airport has announced the appointment of David Surley as Senior Business Development Manager. He joined the airport’s management team on 14 November  in this newly created role which will see David take responsibility for developing Cambridge Airport as the airport of choice for niche premier and business short haul airline operations accessing the East of England. He will report to Archie Garden, Airport Director.

David joins the dynamic Cambridge management team from London Oxford Airport where he held the position of Head of Customer Services & Route Development responsible for the airport’s handling proposition and commercial aviation strategy. His experience as Sales and Marketing Manager at Air Mauritius where he looked after the airline’s UK and Ireland market development; combined with highly relevant management positions held at major organisations including Star Alliance, ANA (All Nippon Airways), Helios Airways and STA Travel makes him well positioned to advance Cambridge’s ambitions of developing niche scheduled flights. David’s first foray into aviation was in sales with British Airways.

Archie Garden, Director of Cambridge Airport commented: “We are delighted to welcome David with his extensive experience in airline sales, marketing and customer relations. Recent research from the CAA demonstrates that the residents of the greater Cambridgeshire area have a significantly above average propensity to travel by air. We are keen to support their requirements and are are truly excited for the future development of regional airline business at Cambridge Airport.”

David Surley adds: “With its high-tech industry and as one of the UK’s most famous and academically acclaimed cities, I can’t think of a more exciting regional airport to be part of than Cambridge. I’m looking forward to helping develop Cambridge Airport’s future and capitalizing on the opportunity for regional airline growth.”