Airport road signs finally changing
03.03.07
More than two years after Teesside Airport changed its name to Durham Tees Valley, the road signs around the airport have finally started to be updated.
The airport changed its name on September 21, 2004, after airlines suggested rebranding would attract more customers. Since then, road signs have continued to direct passengers to 'Teesside Airport'.
Now, work has begun to change the name on signs near the airport, which are managed by local authorities, and will be completed by the end of next month. About 140 signs will be changed, with the airport meeting the estimated £250,000 cost of the change.
In September last year it was revealed the airport had asked development agency One NorthEast for funding to make the changes, but this was rejected. Airport bosses then said signs would be complete by the end of last year, but they weren't.
However, because the name is quite long, most signs pointing to the airport will carry the wording 'D'hm Tees Valley' and an aircraft symbol. In addition the airport's train station - served by one train a week from Darlington - is still known as Teesside Airport.
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