Airport owner among three killed in Swiss Alps plane crash
Anthony Hall, owner of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport and a West Midlands businessman, has been named as one of three people killed in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps. His family described him as a devoted husband and father.
Anthony Hall, known as Tony, the owner of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, has been identified as one of three people killed in a plane crash in the Swiss Alps.
Hall was managing director of Pegasus, a construction and recycling company based in Lye, near Stourbridge, in the West Midlands. He died when the Cirrus SR22T aircraft he was travelling in crashed high in the mountains near the town of Leukerbad, in the southern Swiss canton of Valais, on 15 September.
Three people in total died in the crash.
Family statement
In a statement, Hall's family said they were completely heartbroken by the loss of a wonderful husband, devoted father and much-loved man.
The family said Hall was an exceptional businessman who achieved great success in the construction and haulage industry, and that his drive to succeed never faltered. Despite his prominent business profile, they said he was first and foremost a loving husband and an incredible father to his daughter, whose family meant everything to him.
They added that he would be missed immensely and remembered as a kind, caring, generous, determined and fantastic character.
