and the craft to the Home & Communities Agency, a public campaign was launched to save one or both of the craft. By Summer 2016, it was established that The Princess Anne would be saved and refurbished as a permanent exhibit at the Hovercraft Museum. The fate of The Princess Margaret, which was not in such sound structural repair, was announced on 30 May 2018 - usable parts will be moved to The Princess Anne and the craft will be scrapped. The closure of Hoverspeed left a single company in the United Kingdom still operating hovercraft flights, Hovertravel. Hoverports Dover Hoverport Since the closure of Hoverspeed in 2005, the Dover Hoverport had remained unused until SpeedFerries moved to the site from the Eastern Docks. They operated from the hoverport to Boulogne from Easter 2007 until November 2008 when SpeedFerries went into administration and their services ceased. The hoverport site then lay abandoned for the second time in its thirty-year history until demolition of the site began in May 2009 in preparation for the redevelopment of the Western Docks and a new Cruise Terminal. Calais and Boulogne Hoverports Following expansion of Calais port in January 2016, Calais Hoverport was subsequently demolished, only Boulogne (Le Portel) hoverport site remains, albeit long abandoned and derelict. References Citations General and cited references External links 1981 establishments in England 2005 disestablishments in England Connections across the English Channel Defunct shipping companies of the United Kingdom Hovercraft Transport companies disestablished in 2005 Transport companies established in 1981