Here is your latest joint statement copied from MP Nick and his selfie stick:
AIRPORT UPDATE - WEEK 48
We have issued a joint statement following the briefing held this morning. It reads as follows:-
Joint statement from the Mayors of Doncaster Ros Jones and South Yorkshire Mayor Oliver Coppard and Doncaster’s 3 MPs (Ed Miliband, Rosie Winterton, Nick Fletcher MP.
This latest update encompasses the matter of controlled airspace at Doncaster Sheffield Airport (DSA).
In an earlier update, we outlined that the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) will on Monday June 19 close its window for comments on the latest stage of its proposal to change the airspace associated with the airport. At this point - Step 5a - of the airspace change process, a ‘call-in window’ is opened in which anyone can make a request that the final decision on the airspace change is made by the Secretary of State for Transport Mark Harper instead of the CAA. Only the more significant changes can be ‘called in’ in this way, and even if a proposal meets the criteria to be called-in, the Secretary of State does not have to call it in.
The City of Doncaster Council is taking part in the process and has asked that the Secretary of State calls in the Airspace Change Proposal (ACP) for DSA and that the airspace is suspended rather than permanently changed. The council has asked for any decision to be delayed until the end of the year as it is in active commercial negotiations with Peel over lease terms. If the lease does not happen then the council is still prepared to compulsory purchase the site.
DSA is an important regional and national infrastructure asset that underpins economic growth, spatial development and transport strategies in South Yorkshire. It is central to helping the area level up and we remain committed to reopening DSA.
#SaveDSA #Doncasterisgreat
Still focussing on airspace and seemingly ignoring the bigger picture..
Also, would the person copying and pasting my posts on here into Facebook please stop? Posts on PPrune are meant for PPrune and not some 2bit Facebook account.