Liverpool John Lennon Airport History
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is one of the UK's oldest operational Airport's in the UK with the first scheduled flights commencing in 1930 and an 'official' opening ceremony some 3 years later on 1 July 1933.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport is situated 7 miles south east of Liverpool City Centre and adjacent to the Mersey Estuary.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport played a significant role in the war effort and with military aircraft construction taking place on site, hard surface runways replaced the grass strips in order to cater for larger and heavier aircraft.
After the war, the local Authority did not regain control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport from the Ministry of Aviation until 1961.
In 1966 Liverpool John Lennon Airport opened a new runway which enabled Liverpool to become a 24 hour airport - a situation which has continued to the present day.
Control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport was transferred to Merseyside County Council from Liverpool Corporation in the mid 1970's and 10 years later to the five Merseyside councils following the abolition of Merseyside County Council.
Following the 1986 Airports Act, ownership of the Liverpool John Lennon Airport changed again in 1990 as Liverpool became the UK's first local authority owned airport to move from public sector control to the private sector with British Aerospace acquiring a 76% majority shareholding.
During the mid 1990's some £4 million was invested in improving and expanding the terminal with new and larger landside and airside passenger lounges and an expanded arrivals hall to cater for growth in passenger throughput.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport steadily continued to grow its passenger throughput with tour operator Direct Holidays choosing to fly from Liverpool in 1996 bringing a range of value for money Mediterranean charter flights to the airport for the first time in many years.
The most significant event in recent years, however, was the further change in ownership once again and today Liverpool John Lennon Airport is a wholly owned subsidiary of Peel Holdings p.l.c
Since the Peel Group took control of Liverpool John Lennon Airport, passenger numbers have quadrupled, with over 2.8 million passengers using Liverpool in 2002 and an estimated 3.2 million forecast in 2003. Liverpool is moving up the league table of UK airports and is today one of the fastest growing in Europe.
Expansion
Peel Holdings had already committed some £10 million to a range of infrastructure works at Liverpool John Lennon Airport during their first four years of ownership and have now invested a further £42.5 million with European Objective One support, in a new terminal building, control tower and other ancillary projects, which was completed in Summer 2002.
Liverpool John Lennon Airport won the prestigious Fred Camenisch Award for its outstanding contribution towards tourism on Merseyside at the recent 2002 Mersey Tourism Awards. The award was presented in recognition of the role that the airport has played in bringing a growing number.
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