 Press Release - 16 November 2006 |
RESPONSE TO NEWS OF FURTHER DELAY BY BAA IN ANNOUNCING PROPOSED SECOND RUNWAY SITING
News (15 November) that BAA is to delay for a third time the announcement of proposals for a second runway at Stansted is a further mark of the company's incompetence and disregard for the local community which now faces another uncertain Christmas as a result.
The public consultation ended in March. How long does it take BAA to digest the fact that 89 percent of local people are opposed outright to its plans for a second runway – whatever BAA's preferred location?
This latest delay also suggests that BAA is still trying to work out which corners to cut in order to satisfy its new Spanish owners and persuade the very sceptical Ryanair and Easyjet to fund its proposals.
ENDS
NOTE TO EDITORS
At the start of the consultation into the proposed siting for a second runway (December 2005) BAA stated that it would announce the outcome of the consultation in 'Summer 2006'.
On 6 July 2006, BAA issued a press statement saying that the announcement
would be delayed until the autumn.
On 25 October 2006, BAA advised the Stansted Airport Consultative Committee
that the announcement would be made within four to five weeks – i.e. by the end of November.
On 15 November 2006, BAA issued a press statement confirming that the
announcement would be made in January 2007.
FURTHER INFORMATION
Carol Barbone, Campaign Director, Stop Stansted Expansion M 0777 552 3091 and cbarbone@mxc.co.uk
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