The UK splashed out more than £7.8million on extending the runway at Newquay airport to ensure Joe Biden could land on Air Force One, it was claimed today. The US President and the First Lady, Jill Biden, jetted into Cornwall Airport Newquay shortly before 11.45pm on Wednesday. The UK splashed out more than £7.8million on extending the runway at Newquay airport to ensure Joe Biden could land on Air Force One, it was claimed todayThe US President and the First Lady, Jill Biden, jetted into Cornwall Airport Newquay shortly before 11.45pm on WednesdayOne source told The Times that a total budget of £13million had been made available to ensure Air Force One could land at the strip. Officers from across the country have been sent in to assist the local Devon and Cornwall force as they close roads and conduct security checkpoints. One of the UK's two new aircraft carriers, HMS The Prince of Wales, was patrolling off the coast of St Ives yesterday.

Source: Daily Mail June 11, 2021 10:31 UTC