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United Kingdom: The sale of Glasgow Prestwick Airport is reportedly halted after national security review

Announcement

29 Nov 2025

In November 2025, the Scottish government reportedly confirmed that the proposed sale of Glasgow Prestwick Airport to Limak collapsed after a UK national security review.

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1

1 certainly harmful

0 likely harmful

0 liberalising

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Implementation date

29 Nov 2025

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Announced: 29 Nov 2025
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