Airport News
Below are news items relating to specific airports
SSE helps communities to get to grips with 2nd runway application at 40+ community meetings
More than 40 community presentations have been lined up for the coming months by Stop Stansted Expansion to help people get to grips with proposals for a 2nd runway at Stansted and to explain how to lodge objections. SSE has agreed to speak at parish and town council meetings across Essex, Hertfordshire and Suffolk as part of its drive to alert local communities to the threat. (SSE)
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Carlisle airport – Stobart and council edge towards city airport deal
Crisis talks aimed at keeping haulage giant Eddie Stobart in Cumbria have been described as a "big step forward" by both parties involved. Speaking after leaving the meeting at his WA Developments base at Kingstown, Mr Tinkler said the plan to develop Carlisle airport and move his business empire there now rested on hammering out 10 issues where agreement has not yet been reached. (Cumbria News & Star)
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Birmingham Airport expansion ‘will cancel out green policy’
Birmingham's ambitious plans to slash its carbon emissions will be negated by the expansion of the city's airport, the man spearheading the green drive has admitted. But Councillor Paul Tilsley said it would be "economic suicide" if the growth of Birmingham International Airport, which is part-owned by the city council, was obstructed. (Birmingham Post)
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Weds 16th April, North Somerset Council Area Planning Meeting on BIA “Walkway” delayed to May
North Somerset Council has delayed the South Area Committee Meeting to be held on 16th April, which is to make the decision on the BIA Walkway, a permitted development application. The meeting will be held in mid-May, probably Wednesday 14th May, but this date is to be confirmed. (Stop BIA)
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Plymouth Airport runway deal agreed
The deal which will see one of Plymouth City Airport's runways closed and part of the airport land sold off for development has been agreed between the city council and Sutton Harbour Group. Sutton Harbour Group said last year it wanted to exercise a clause in its lease which allows it to sell off one runway and redevelop the land to reinvest in the airport. (UK Airport News)
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Exeter Airport one of UK’s fastest growing
Exeter Airport is one of the fastest growing airports in the UK, according to CAA figures. The data reveals a growth of more than 200% in the 5 years from 2002 to 2007. A total of 1,012,000 passengers used Exeter airport in 2007. Exeter's 5-year growth, at 200.9%, was faster than its local rivals. Bristol grew by 72.3% and Plymouth by just 3.2%. (UK Airport News)
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Heathrow – New chaos hits Terminal 5
BA had hoped to operate a 'full flying schedule' for the first time since the terminal's opening debacle 10 days ago. Then, glitches with the new baggage handling system led to almost 250 flights being cancelled in the first 4 days, and a luggage mountain of 28,000 bags that missed flights. At least 9,000 bags have still not been reunited with their owners. The problems are estimated to have cost the airline about £16m so far. (Observer)
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Meeting on Birmingham Airport expansion
Those living near Birmingham Airport aired their views over the proposed runway extension at a public meeting this week. The controversial £1 billion plan to extend the runway by 405 metres towards Bickenhill and Hampton-in-Arden could see up to 17,000 extra flights a year and perhaps 2000 jobs. At a meeting organised by Birmingham FoE and BANG, some residents used the opportunity to express their fears over the plans. (UK Airport News)
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Second Stansted runway would be ‘catastrophic’
A second runway at Stansted Airport would be ‘catastrophic’ and only achieved through the ‘wholesale destruction’ of the countryside, a meeting held by anti-expansion campaigners Stop Stansted Expansion was told. BAA's £2.5billion scheme, which includes a second terminal, hotel and new control tower, would occupy 442 hectares of land and mean the loss of 13 listed buildings, and accept slightly more passengers that at Heathrow now. (UK Airport News)
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Heathrow – British Airways puts bill for T5 chaos last week at £16m
BA gave investors fresh cause for worry after it revealed that it lost £16m due to last week's disastrous opening of Terminal Five and that its all-important premium traffic fell sharply last month. While T5 seems to be slowly working out the kinks, shareholders will be more concerned by a 5% drop in premium traffic for the carrier in March compared to the same month a year ago. (Independent)