Coventry Airport boss angry at MP’s ‘end of runway’ jibe
29.05.09
The boss of Coventry Airport has reacted angrily to comments from a local MP that the facility has no long-term future. Warwick and Leamington MP James Plaskitt said Coventry Airport is ‘at the end of the runway’ in a recent newspaper interview following the news that the airport had been put up for sale. The Labour MP has fought development at Coventry because of potential noise pollution issues, but supports massive expansion at nearby Birmingham.
Coventry Airport director Brian Cox said: ‘Fortunately, derogatory remarks made by certain individuals in the article have not affected the appetite of those parties showing an interest in taking the airport forward. Our airport is an asset to the region, helping to attract inward investment and is committed to securing the future of its workforce, 74 percent of whom reside in the Coventry and Warwickshire area.’
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