Flybe oppose Belfast City Airport runway extension
19.12.08
Flybe, which flies to more destinations than any other airline from Belfast City Airport, has called for the airport to be refused permission for a longer runway. The comment has caused a row with rival airline Ryanair. The current runway length is sufficient for Flybe's planes, but too short for those of its low cost rival, and there appears to be some machiavellian mischief in the comments.
Flybe, which has had a base at the airport for more than 25 years, called for people to submit objections to the Planning Service and said that it would be submitting a formal objection before the Boxing Day deadline. Arguing that permitting a longer runway would be damaging for the Northern Irish economy, the airport, the environment and the local community, Flybe said that the only airline which wanted the runway extended was Ryanair.
However, Ryanair dismissed the comments, describing Flybe as ‘full of hot air’ and its attack as a ‘pathetic effort to restrict growth and prevent competition’.
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