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Belfast City Airport runway extension to be approved

Post by Headset 57 » Thu Dec 10, 2009 2:59 pm

Controversial plans to extend the runway at Belfast City Airport are to be given the green light, the Belfast Telegraph reports an SDLP MP has said. South Belfast MP Alasdair McDonnell said the airport's planning application is set to be passed with the support of Environment Minister Edwin Poots without a public inquiry.

The owners of the Belfast City Airport want to extend the runway by 590 metres to allow planes to fly further, opening-up new destinations in Europe and the Mediterranean. Dr McDonnell said: ‘My information is that the minister will make a public announcement by the end of the month in relation to the Airport runway. His decision will fly directly in the face of all logical arguments against such a move put forward by a wide cross-section of the general public and by politicians from all sides of the community. The minister and his department will try and sell this scheme by stressing that it will 'only be an additional 500 metres of tarmac'.’

The SDLP Economic Affairs spokesman said that if the plans were implemented they would present ‘intolerable pressures in terms of pollution and noise nuisance’. He added: ‘There are also major fears among the public that the additional flights will increase the potential for structural damage to homes and buildings across a wide area of Belfast.'

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Re: Belfast City Airport runway extension to be approved

Post by alan jackson » Sun Jun 13, 2010 7:05 pm

Hi
Is the runway extension still going ahead or is thier a delay
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