Wolverhampton airport owner named as one of three killed in Swiss Alps plane crash

From the Newshound archive · first published 24 September 2026 · last updated 25 September 2026.

Anthony Hall, managing director of construction firm Pegasus and owner of Wolverhampton Halfpenny Green Airport, has been identified as one of three people killed when a Cirrus SR22T crashed into a mountain slope near Leukerbad, Switzerland, on 15 September. His family described him as "completely heartbroken" by the loss of a "truly wonderful husband, devoted father and much-loved man". The plane took off from Sion airport and crashed for unknown reasons roughly ten minutes into its flight.

Owain Davies, 55, a businessman from west Wales, has been named as the second Briton killed in the crash.

The Swiss Transportation Safety Board has launched a formal investigation into the cause of the accident.

Hall's family said he was "an incredible dad" whose family "meant everything to him" and asked for privacy.