A dispute erupted on Monday over the renaming of Oxford Airp0ort as London Oxford Airport, in spite of being located 60 miles from the capital.

Officials were hoping to rebrand the airport at Kidlington, near Oxford, would attract more passengers and raise the regions international profile.

The move was slammed by heritage campaigners who claimed the historic Oxford city should not be seen as an offshoot of London.

They also believe that the new name is misleading, with the airport about 60 miles from the capital.

“Good grief. Oxford is a great place in its own right and I find it insulting it is being considered just another offshoot of London,” said Ros Weatherall, from the Oxford Civic Society.

“Trying to make Oxford seem like a suburb of London is very misleading.

“This is an insult to the major historical and cultural impact Oxford has had on the country.”

David Townsend, Oxford Civic Society transport secretary said: “It seems rather silly. Oxford isn’t a London airport and we wouldn’t want it to be.

“Anyone who wanted to go to London wouldn’t want to end up in Kidlington.

There are already eight airports that use London’s name, including London Stansted Airport, located about 40 miles from the capital and London Luton which is 35 miles away.

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