Carlisle Lake District Airport finally reopens

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Initially, though, Carlisle Lake District airport is a five-day a week operation, with no flights on Tuesdays and Wednesdays. Speaking exclusively to The Independent, Kate Willard, director of partnership development for Stobart Group, said: “Last year was heartbreaking for passengers and for the team that had worked so hard to get it over the line.” The runway can handle aircraft up to the size of Boeing 737s and Airbus A320s Carlisle airport, whose code is CAX, faces intense competition from other airports. Stobart Group also owns Southend airport, 275 miles by air, and with rail connections to the City of London.