Manston Airport night flights ‘would create 3000 jobs’
28.05.11
More than 3000 jobs could be created if Kent's Manston Airport operates night-flights, a study has said. The study was commissioned by the airport after Thanet District Council requested more information on the economic impact of night flights. Chief Executive Charles Buchanan said the airport would have to apply for a ‘noise quota’ that would set out how many aircraft could fly at night.
The study was carried out by consultants York Aviation MLP. Mr Buchanan said attracting airlines to the airport was key to its success. He said: ‘If we can't provide the flexibility for them to operate their aircraft all day and into some hours of the night, then they will go to other airports. They won't come and serve Manston. We need some ability to handle aircraft at night. We've said this consistently.’
Mr Buchanan said if the airport reached its target of more than two million passengers by the end of the decade and more than 150,000 tonnes of freight, it would employ about 2,000 people and there would be another 1,000 jobs in the wider economy.
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