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Contractor Balfour Beatty has acquired a 95 per cent stake in Blackpool International Airport for £14million. Balfour Beatty has acquired the stake through its Regional and City Airports division, from Mar Properties, a property developer based in Northern Ireland. The transaction is subject to the approval of Blackpool Borough Council, which owns the remaining 5 per cent stake in the airport. The council is supportive of the transaction and expects to ratify it by 9 May. Balfour Beatty chief executive, Ian Tyler said: "Blackpool International is a well-located airport with the potential to become a thriving international gateway to Lancashire and Cumbria."       |
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