Coventry Airport lodges appeal over expansion plans

Thursday, 25 Jul, 2007 0

The owners of Coventry Airport have lodged an appeal after Government ministers rejected a planning application to allow the airport to build a permanent terminal for up to two million passengers a year.

The Government rejected the proposals on a number of grounds, including the environmental impact, noise and problems with public transport to and from the site.

But the airport’s managing director Chris Orphanou said: “Our legal team has advised us that the decision is seriously flawed in law. We will be seeking a new inquiry.

“Hundreds of our customers, together with MPs, elected councillors, local businesses organisations and companies wanting to invest in Coventry, have urged us to make the appeal.

“The airport can play a major part in the economic regeneration of Coventry and provide a cost-effective use of resources for customers who would otherwise have to travel to airports as far away as Stansted.”

“We are very keen to tackle problems like reducing noise and improving public transport links to the airport. We understand peoples’ concerns.

We will never stop trying to do our utmost for our neighbours, community and to work with local partners in order to find solutions to any their concerns.”

By Bev Fearis

Bev

Editor in chief Bev Fearis has been a travel journalist for 25 years. She started her career at Travel Weekly, where she became deputy news editor, before joining Business Traveller as deputy editor and launching the magazine’s website. She has also written travel features, news and expert comment for the Guardian, Observer, Times, Telegraph, Boundless and other consumer titles and was named one of the top 50 UK travel journalists by the Press Gazette.

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