Doncaster Sheffield Airport on air tourism and environmental issues. On 24 January 2007, the airport featured in the BBC Two documentary "Should I Really Give Up Flying?", with Doncaster actor Brian Blessed fronting local opinions on the issue. Until December 2016, the airport was branded "Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield". The 'Robin Hood' name was chosen for these reasons: Whilst the Robin Hood name remains, future marketing will focus on the 'Doncaster Sheffield' branding. Doncaster Sheffield Airport Doncaster Sheffield Airport , formerly named "Robin Hood Airport Doncaster Sheffield", is an international airport located at the former RAF Finningley station, in the Metropolitan Borough
Doncaster Sheffield Airport Of Great Britain" to the airport, arriving from its former temporary winter base, RAF Lyneham, on 29 March. It was the last airworthy example of the Vulcan bomber fleet, restored to flight by the Trust in 2007. One of the reasons for the move to a commercial airport was to improve access for the public to see XH558 up close, something not possible while based at operational RAF bases. The move was deliberately not announced in advance, both to keep costs down at the not yet complete new base, and to not overshadow ongoing repatriation flights of Britain's war casualties