Residents Belfast City Airport protest
20.12.08
Around 20 campaigners opposed to plans for a runway extension at Belfast City Airport held a protest at the airport today. The airport has applied to extend the runway by 590m, which residents' groups fear will lead to larger planes and an increase in noise. The protest did not cause disruption to passengers.
Belfast City Airport chief executive Brian Ambrose said the extension is being sought to allow planes to take off with greater amounts of fuel onboard. He said: ‘I would reiterate that the extension will enable the same aircraft to fly further and offer greater efficiencies for inbound aircraft. The growth of aviation and continued development at the airport under our new owners will continue to be transparent and handled in a manner sensitive to our location and environment.'
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