Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
Andrew Tinkler submits new plans for Carlisle Airport
Fresh proposals to redevelop Carlisle Airport have been tabled with Carlisle City Council. Andrew Tinkler shelved an earlier £35m scheme for a new runway, hangars, terminal, offices and warehousing after it was called in for a public inquiry. His latest proposals are less ambitious. The main building will be 30% smaller and there are no plans to replace the runway, which will be improved. There should be no need to fell trees. (News & Star)
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Conservatives firm up opposition to Heathrow expansion as 6 trade unions come out against 3rd runway
Theresa Villiers has warned firms considering working on a 3rd Heathrow runway that Conservatives will not consider themselves bound by any decision taken by the current Government. Further opposition to a 3rd runway emerged today when, for the first time, 6 trade unions called for it to scrapped. In a full page advert in today’s Times, UNISON, TSSA, ASLEF, the RMT, PCS and Connect called for investment in improved rail instead. (HACAN and NoTRAG)
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Things are hotting up at Bristol International Airport
In December 2007, Bristol International Airport unsuccessfully applied to build a massive "walkway" more than 4 times as long as the existing terminal under permitted development rights. Now they are applying for an even more arcane judgment called a Certificate of Lawful Proposed Use or Development which would allow them to build the walkway without council enforcement action. Stop Bristol Airport Expansion is gearing up for the campaign. (SBAE)
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New research shows business support for a 3rd runway to be less than the aviation industry claims
HACAN has found that business support for a third runway at Heathrow is unlikely to be as strong as the aviation industry claims. HACAN and NoTRAG have assessed the 100 businesses who came out publicly in support of a third runway in a national newspaper advertisement sponsored by the pro-expansion group Future Heathrow - and found only 19 which may not have a financial interest in the expansion of Heathrow. Most have a vested interest in expansion. (Hacan)
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Second consultation on Birmingham Airport runway extension
Opponents fighting plans for a 130ft extension to the main runway at Birmingham Airport have a second chance to voice their disapproval after Solihull Metropolitan Borough Council reopened public consultation on the contentious proposals for another 20 days. Environmental campaigners welcomed the decision after complaining not enough people were aware of the airport’s intentions. The deadline is now some time in December. (UK Airport News)
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Trees come to London to help save their woodland at Stansted
Six "trees" from the Woodland Trust descended on London in September, to tell people about the direct threat to ancient forest from the proposed 2nd runway at Stansted. Our ancient forest is comparable to rainforest, and cannot easily be replaced by a couple of hundred saplings. Though people appreciate the climate change arguments, they often don't realise the biodiversity implications - the trees in London spread the word about. (Woodland Trust)
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Unions join the fight against Heathrow expansion
Campaign for Better Transport has joined with 6 unions and 9 organisations to condemn plans for airport expansion. They say if the Government pushes ahead with expanding our airports, the UK won't be able to meet the new target of cutting emissions by 80% by 2050 and play its part in fighting climate change. CBT research reveals businesses already attribute many benefits to alternatives to air travel such as rail travel and teleconferencing.
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AirportWatch statement on the Stansted expansion decision
AirportWatch, the umbrella body which consists of national environmental organisations and local airport campaign groups, has condemned the Government’s decision to allow expansion at Stansted Airport. The Government has argued that the impact on climate change was not relevant when making its decision, ignoring the huge impact of aviation CO2 emissions. All AirportWatch members will support SSE in the continued fight to reverse this ludicrous decision.
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“PREDICTABLE, CYNICAL AND UNJUSTIFIED” – says SSE in response to Government’s approval for an extra 10 million passengers a year at Stansted
SSE described the decision by the Government to approve an increase in Stansted's permitted passenger throughput from 25 million passengers per annum to 35mppa as entirely predictable, cynical and unjustified. However, the campaign group is warning BAA and Ferrovial not to assume the matter is settled since initial readings of the Inspector's report and Government decision letter indicate that there may well be scope for legal challenge. (SSE)
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Stansted airport expansion to go ahead
Stansted, Britain's biggest budget airline hub, received the go-ahead to handle 10 million more passengers but was warned by Ryanair and easyJet that it faces fewer flights if it hikes fees to pay for the expansion. The government rubber-stamped a proposal to lift the passenger cap at the Essex airport from 25 million per year to 35 million, which allows around 120 more daily flights. The Conservatives backed the expansion but would oppose a 2nd runway. (Guardian)