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On 8 March 2012, Infratil announced it would dispose of its European airport operations, placing Kent International and Glasgow-Prestwick airports up for sale. [19] Manston and Prestwick had been running at a loss, and in May 2011 Infratil's annual report showed that losses from its European airports grew from £9 million to £11 million in ...
Local newspapers are the Thanet Extra, part of the KM Group; Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times (merged with Adscene, October 2009), (the Thanet Times was withdrawn in October 2012) all owned by Northcliffe Media; and the midweek Your Thanet published online by KOS Media. The county-wide newspaper Kent on Saturday also serves the district.
Kent International Airport (formerly RAF Manston), located near the village, closed in May 2014. Plans were announced in October 2013 for a new Thanet Parkway railway station 1 mile (1.6 km) south of the village, [ 15 ] which opening in July 2023.
The main hangar with the Air Kruise logo. The aircraft was owned by the president of Thanet Flying Club. Auster 5-J1 G-AIZZ at Ramsgate Airport in 1966 Thanet Flying Club Auster 5 G-AJAK. On 1 June 1952, Ramsgate Airport reopened and became known as Ramsgate Municipal Airport. Air Kruise (Kent) Ltd had taken a 21-year lease on the land. [27]
The site was split between a commercial airport Kent International Airport (KIA), since closed, and a continuing military use by the Defence Fire Training and Development Centre (DFTDC), following on from a long-standing training facility for RAF firefighters at the RAF Manston base.
In July 2011, it was announced Northcliffe Media intended to sell nine of its titles to KM Media Group. The newspapers involved included the Dover Express, East Kent Gazette, Folkestone Herald, Herne Bay and Whitstable Times, Isle of Thanet Gazette, Medway News and Thanet Times.
In 2012, the developer Cogent announced a planned 800-home development at Manston Green, which would include a parkway station on the Ashford - Canterbury - Ramsgate Line. The new station would also serve Kent International Airport via a bus link. [2] A planning application for this was due to be submitted before the end of 2013. [2]
Ramsgate has two paid-for newspapers, the Isle of Thanet Gazette and Thanet Times, both of which are owned by Northcliffe Media. [55] Free newspapers covering the town include the Thanet Extra, part of the KM Group; and yourthanet, belonging to KOS Media. Local news and television programmes are provided by BBC South East & ITV Meridian.