No one was asking any of the Planning and Development Committee to speak on the radio. The BBC were trying to get someone from the council or LLAL who are actually the same people or the airport concessionaire LLAOL to appear.
The truth is that the planning committee cannot be trusted to give a fair and honest opinion based on the evidence presented on the day. The members who represent the ruling party are under instruction to follow the councils views even though they could never admit it for legal reasons. It might be the case that the council will buckle this time from mounting pressure so time will tell but it appears that the planning inspectorate will be lurking in the background to take over the decision if the council allows this to go through.