Construction work is expected to begin on a new £3m three-bay hangar at Oxford Airport next week.

The new 47,000sq ft hangar – due to be completed in December – will be big enough to house 15 medium-sized business jets, and the largest single facility at the airport.

The building will bring total hangar space at Kidlington to 240,500sq ft, a rise of 78 per cent since 2005.