Doncaster Sheffield Airport could be taken over by the regional mayor, the transport secretary says.
Mr Shapps said he was "very concerned" about the airport's fate.
The secretary of state said he would work with South Yorkshire Combined Authority to see if that was an option it could pursue. Since then, due to the pandemic, it has posted financial losses and earlier this month Tees Valley Combined Authority announcedMr Houchen said he had "nationalised" the Teesside airport, adding that Mr Coppard had the same option with Doncaster Sheffield Airport through the power and money handed over to him by the government through devolution.
The South Yorkshire Labour mayor added that he had asked officers to "look at every single option available to keep the airport open", believing it was stll viable.
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