Get the app →
BriefTea logoBriefTea

Every story in sixty words

Get the free app no ads · no paywall

News · 8 June 2026

Coventry Airport closes: A battery plant rises from its runways

Coventry Airport closes: A battery plant rises from its runways

Pexels / K

Coventry Airport is officially closing its doors this week, making way for a new Green Power Park development. The airport stopped all flights on May 9, and the Civil Aviation Authority confirmed its formal shutdown for June 11. The site, which opened in 1936, will host seven manufacturing facilities, including a substantial battery plant.

Reported by Express · How we write briefs

More briefs

WorldItalian flights cancelled after air traffic capacity falls by half WorldAnthropic quietly pitches its own AI safety bill to lawmakers TechnologyIsraeli ad firm Discover-Tech used online ads to hack devices WorldKatie Zacharia leaves White House press secretary job after just five days WorldJamaica's slavery reparations case gets a London court date in March 2027 WorldSingapore threatens to prosecute firms behind Indonesia's worst fires in years as smoke spreads Browse all stories →