Press Coverage Timeline

Viable’s on-going press coverage since formation in September 2011:

New group is formed in bid to save Plymouth City Airport. - thisisPlymouth, 30th September 2011.

Groups bid to save city airport. - BBC News, 4th October 2011.

£5m offer on table to save city airport. - thisisPlymouth, 05th October 2011.

Closure may end air ambulance night flights. - thisisPlymouth, 18th October 2011.

Air ambulance joins ‘keep open’ campaign. - BBC News, 18th October 2011.

Aviation expert says city airport is viable. - thisisPlymouth, 21th October 2011.

Group plans own airline. - thisisPlymouth, 13th November 2011.

Campaign Group will block airport plans. – thisisPlymouth, 24th November 2011.

Group sells fourth section of airport land. – thisisPlymouth, 25th November 2011.

Chinook helicopter makes emergency landing at Plymouth airport. - thisisPlymouth, 25th November 2011.

‘Let’s mothball the city airport, not demolish it’. - thisisPlymouth, 8th December 2012.

Vision for a new £30million airport in Plymouth is unveiled. - thisisPlymouth, 23th December 2011.

Council leader in city airport vow. - thisisPlymouth, 11th April 2012.

Housing, city airport and jobs are key issues. - thisisPlymouth, 17th April 2012.

Senior Plymouth Conservative calls for a debate on city airport’s future. - thisisPlymouth, 19th April 2012.

Airport group is told of bid to protect site. - thisisPlymouth, 25th April 2012.

Plan for co-operative to run Plymouth City Airport ‘for the people’. – thisisPlymouth, 4th May 2012.

Plymouth City Council won’t offer financial backing to city airport plan. – thisisPlymouth, 14th June 2012.

Airport campaigners ‘in talks’. - thisisPlymouth, 28th June 2012.

Plymouth City Airport group is still confident of reopening facility. – thisisPlymouth, 2nd August 2012.

Plymouth City Airport campaigners to hand over 25,000-name petition. – thisisPlymouth, 22nd August 2012.

37,860 names calling for Plymouth City Airport to be reopened handed to council – thisisPlymouth, 24th August 2012.

Lib Dems urge minister to intervene over airport. – thisisPlymouth, 31st August 2012.

‘Urban centre’ plan for Plymouth Airport site sparks anger. – BBC Devon, 3rd September 2012.

YOUR SAY: Your views on Plymouth City Airport. - thisisPlymouth, 4th September 2012.

Plymouth business leader says plan to scrap airport land is premature. – thisisPlymouth, 4th September 2012.

A chance to shape the future of our city. – thisisPlymouth, 5th September 2012.

Group tells Plymouth City Council it wants to buy airport and reopen it. – thisisPlymouth, 6th September 2012.

Plan to save Plymouth City Airport is revealed. – thisisPlymouth, 11th September 2012.

Airport petition to be debated by councillors. – thisisPlymouth, 17th September 2012.

Countdown to Plymouth City Airport debate: Day two – Viable’s view. – thisisPlymouth, 19th September 2012.

Countdown to Plymouth City Airport debate: The council leader’s view. – thisisPlymouth, 20th September 2012.

Plymouth City Airport: Countdown to the debate. – thisisPlymouth, 21st September 2012.

LIVE VIDEO: The future of Plymouth City Airport discussed today. – thisisPlymouth, 24th September 2012.

DO THE WRITE THING TO SAVE AIRPORT. – thisisPlymouth, 25th September 2012.

Council wants you to write a letter to save Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 25th September 2012.

Council wants you to write a letter to save Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 25th September 2012.

Sutton Harbour defends plans to build on Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 26th September 2012.

Council leader Tudor Evans writes letter to Prime Minister calling for airport support. – thisisPlymouth, 26th September 2012.

Petition has got the ball rolling: Viable chairman. – thisisPlymouth, 26th September 2012.

PLYMOUTH CITY AIRPORT: Write to David Cameron to save our site. – thisisPlymouth, 26th September 2012.

Airport is crucial to long-term prosperity. – thisisPlymouth, 29th September 2012.

Planning expert says Plymouth City Airport site plan ‘won’t take off’. – thisisPlymouth, 3rd October 2012.

Ex-council leader joins airport letter campaign. – thisisPlymouth, 4th October 2012.

Deadline for Plymouth City Airport campaign letters is extended. – thisisPlymouth, 12th October 2012.

Letters calling for Plymouth City Airport to be saved go to Downing Street today. – thisisPlymouth, 23rd October 2012.

38,000 signatures, 285 letters, 112 emails and a single message: Save Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 24th October 2012.

Council ordered to hold public consultation on Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 26th October 2012.

New consultation over future of Plymouth city’s airport. – thisisPlymouth, 27th October 2012.

Feedback wanted on future of airport site. – thisisPlymouth, 29th October 2012.

Plymouth City Airport: How was runway money used?. – thisisPlymouth, 01st November 2012.

Plymouth City Airport debate: minister set to hold talks at site. – thisisPlymouth, 15th November 2012.

How you want to see city develop. – thisisPlymouth, 16th November 2012.

2012, A year in the life of: Plymouth Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 1st December 2012.

Weather shows why we need an airport. – thisisPlymouth, 1st December 2012.

Time is running out to speak up on Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 5th December 2012.

Which Plymouth leaders believe the city airport should be protected?. – thisisPlymouth, 5th December 2012.

Weather has shown importance of air link. – thisisPlymouth, 6th December 2012.

Banish lease signatories to a desert island. – thisisPlymouth, 7th December 2012.

Where’s that £11m gone?. – thisisPlymouth, 10th December 2012.

Improved harbour needs an airport. – thisisPlymouth, 12th December 2012.

Sutton Harbour Holdings reveals financial figures a year after airport closure. – thisisPlymouth, 12th December 2012.

Airport should have been mentioned. – thisisPlymouth, 13th December 2012.

Sutton Harbour Holdings blames £2.75m loss on fall in property values. – thisisPlymouth, 13th December 2012.

We want airport site kept for city. – thisisPlymouth, 20th December 2012.

Hundreds opposed to airport development scheme. – thisisPlymouth, 21th December 2012.

Sutton Harbour threatens to sue group bidding to reopen Plymouth City Airport. – thisisPlymouth, 22th December 2012.