Originally Posted by
rog747
BBC and Echo both today reports large petition lobbying councillors against awarding the SOU PP for runway expansion citing the enviro and climate - Not going to go away anytime soon...
At SEN when the extension of the runway by 1000ft was approved an anti airport pressure group called SAEN (Stop Airport Expansion Now) forced two Judicial Reviews both of which found against them. They then sought a third only for the judge to throw out their application and to say they were wasting the court's time.
It is up to the airport owners/ operators to be prepared to fight on several fronts, some which will possibly include legal expenses. That will show how serious they are with their plans.
SAEN are still very active, especially as in the last few days Stobart have announced they expect SEN pax numbers to increase significantly with a throughput of 10m and plans to go to 20m in the medium term. That last figure is not remotely possible within the confines of the cap on ATMs and limitations on local infrastructure. But ten out of ten for ambition...and it helps to boost investors sentiment!!
Go for it SOU!