The directors of state-owned Prestwick airport have said there is “no expectation” it will be sold this year.
The site has been in Scottish government hands since 2013 after it paid a token £1 to purchase it because no buyers could be found on the open market.
Ministers argued that the airport was a national asset and, even though it employed only about 300 people directly, supported thousands more jobs by its presence.
Since it was taken into public ownership more than £43 million of taxpayer-funded loans have been provided to keep the Ayrshire transport hub open. The interest on that balance is a further £6 million and by March last year the total owed to the public purse was £49.7 million.
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