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Old 5th Dec 2018, 15:13
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The KLM rumour had some truth in it they were the supposed tenant for the original South side development which if it had of happened the airport wouldn't be in the current mess. When it was announced back in the eighties the local Councillor Doris Jones who we all know hates aircraft objected to large numbers of planes which they envisaged. The development was put out to government review and after two years of court cases the developer possibly Moorfield Semley won but the contracts were supposedly lost. Amsterdam residents were possibly trying to get shorter opening times at the airport so the cargo was going to come to DTVA. Something for Beafer to dig into. The plans had a cargo ramp and a four lane 747 hangar, the planes on the drawing were in KLM colours so make of it what you like.
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