Plans to reopen Doncaster Sheffield airport have recommenced after local Reform councillors agreed not to vote against a £57m loan that will support the project. Doncaster Sheffield airport closed in 2022 after the operator said it was not financially viable, leaving South Yorkshire without a significant aviation base for international flights. Since its closure, local authorities and central government have explored ways to reopen the airport and restart flights, with negotiations ongoing with the landowner to lease the airport to Doncaster Council. A previously-agreed £57m loan to support the airport’s reopening was threatened with withdrawal by Doncaster’s Reform councillors. The party has since said this was due to not having knowledge of key clauses of the agreement at the time of the original vote on the loan in November 2025.…