easyJet want City Airport runway inquiry
14.12.09
easyJet has called for a public inquiry into proposals to extend the runway at Belfast City Airport. Amid growing press speculation that planners are set to approve the 595 metre extension before the end of the year, the budget airline urged the Government not to make a decision until the pubic had their say.
The runway extension would allow planes with heavier loads to take off from Belfast City, opening up destinations further-afield in Europe and the Mediterranean. The proposals are backed by one of easyJet’s main competitors, Ryanair, which hopes to fly its larger aircraft out of the airport, but they have been met with opposition from local residents, who claim it would see noise levels rise to unbearable levels, and from fellow airline Flybe.
easyJet's General Manager UK, Paul Simmons, said airlines and local residents had the right to answers on the proposals and a chance to make their voice heard at a public inquiry before any decision is taken. He said: ‘There can be no credence to any decision to back the runway extension until a regional Aviation Strategy has been agreed. What Northern Ireland needs right now is a strategic review on optimal runway capacity overall for the Belfast market.'
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