BAA claim 'huge support' for airport expansion
26.02.10
BAA have hit back at claims that expansion plans for Stansted Airport have ‘no support,’ the Dunlow Broadcast reports. Uttlesford MP Sir Alan Haselhurst expressed major doubts on plans to build a second terminal and runway at the hub, saying: ‘There is plenty of spare capacity already at the airport. So the need factor for expansion does not arise. I doubt whether BAA have any serious ally for their plans for a second runway.’
However, this has provoked a reaction from BAA, which has said that support for expansion - known as G2 - has come from all parts of the community. It pointed out that over 3700 letters of support had been handed to Uttlesford District Council as of February 2010, compared to 5600 letters of objection.
A BAA spokesman told the newspaper: ‘We have received huge support for G2. Residents, businesses and community leaders, as well as airlines, have rallied in support. The CBI, Chamber of Commerce, Institute of Directors, East of England Development Agency and East of England International are just some of the organisations that back the plans.’
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