Newquay Cornwall Airport airfield will be temporarily closed between Monday 1 and Friday 19 December 2008.

Cornwall County Council was informed yesterday, that the RAF is unable to continue to operate the airfield at St Mawgan beyond the original transition date of 1 December.  Given that the Airport will not be licensed until 19 December, it will be closed for commercial flights with flights resuming on 20 December 2008.  However, the terminal building will remain open and in operation for check-in.

Flights up to and including 30 November will operate as normal.

A dedicated telephone hotline: 01872 322002 has been set up to assist passengers who are affected by the temporary closure of the airfield.

The airport is speaking to its airlines and will work closely with them to put in place contingency measures which will minimise the disruption and inconvenience to passengers.

“We are very sorry for the inconvenience this temporary cancellation of flights from the Airport will cause to those who have booked flights during this period,” said Andrew Mitchell, Economic Portfolio Holder for Cornwall County Council.  He continued, “We are clearly very disappointed that the RAF has not been able to continue to operate the airfield beyond the 1st December.  We would like to place on record our sincere appreciation for the cooperation we have received from the RAF throughout this project.”

More information will be published here when received, however, passengers affected by the closure should call the hotline or check on the airport’s website: www.newquaycornwallairport.com