Manston back in business soon?
After more than five long years, RSP has confirmed that it has finally received a redetermined 'development consent order' (DCO) from the UK’s department for transport, for its plans to invest up to GBP 500 million in the potential of Manston airport, Kent (UK).
The DCO will make it possible for RSP to provide airfreight capacity in the southeast, help alleviate long-term overcrowding in the London airport system and ease road congestion caused by trucks carrying freight through the channel tunnel to European airports.
Manston will be built to be carbon net-zero from scratch. Surveys, detailed master planning and design work will commence in the next few weeks. Construction will begin next year, with the airport to operate its first cargo services in early 2025. (cj)