New Leeds Bradford Airport campaign website
22.03.09
A local opponent to the expansion of Leeds Bradford Airport has set up a website (www.airportmadness.co.uk) to help his neighbours object to the scheme. Giles Walker, from Yeadon, says the area is being spoilt by pollution and congestion from the airport, and he feels that the problems will get much worse if expansion plans are approved.
Leeds Bradford Airport has submitted plans for a £28 million development of its passenger terminal, which they say will transform the site and help prepare the airport for the next decade of air travel. The terminal development is part of a £70m package of improvements over the next five years, however, the airport has said that the expansion plans would be within the airport's current boundaries and that they were not seeking a runway extension.
Mr Walker has launched his website to give advice on opposing the application. He said: ‘As a Yeadon resident I am outraged at the plans to double the size of the airport without any attempt to significantly improve the infrastructure.’ He points out that the planning application itself predicted passenger numbers would rise from 2.99 million to 5 million by 2012.
He adds: ‘Because there is no rail link and the buses are not reliable, 90 percent of passengers will arrive by car. That’s 7.1 million extra cars on the roads of Yeadon each year.’ Mr Walker said it had not been disclosed how many extra flights were planned, but Friends of the Earth predicted 70,000 per year.
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