South Yorkshire's mayor says the airport's owners have rejected an offer of public funds.
In July, Peel Group began a review into the airport, claiming it was no longer commercially viable
South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Nick Fletcher, the Conservative MP for Don Valley, met representatives from the Peel Group on Tuesday evening.it has worked "tirelessly"In a post on Facebook, Mr Coppard said: "The offer to pay Peel to keep the airport open remains on the table and both Nick and I pressed them to take that deal.
"Peel have never proactively wanted to sell DSA. Now, their position appears to be that they have little choice but to carry on with the closure of DSA, because they have yet to hear from interested parties within the condensed time-frame they have set," he said.
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