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Old 7th Oct 2011, 16:50
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Rinty
 
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Never let the truth get in the way etc etc

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The use of a seats for sale limit may be illogical, however it is in the current agreement ( Incorrect - The seats for sale has been abolished by Minister Poots). The previous ministers decision to remove it was overturned by the court (Incorrect - the decision to abolish the SFSL was subject to a judicial review instigated by Aldergrove and Belfast City Airport Watch) and the planning service were forced to withdraw their application (Incorrect - the planning service decided not to try to defend their own advice to Minister Poots) to have the limit raised. The city airport may well appeal to have the limit raised (Incorrect - technically at the minute there is no limit) but the agreement cannot be amended without a public enquiry, as the courts have just stated (incorrect - the planning agreement can be amended by various mechanisms and the most likely will be an 'Examination In Public' as was done before. Also I dont think that the courts have stated anything - the current Minister Atwood has made a statement). Between now and then the planning service will have to enforce the current agreement (Also Incorrect and extremely unlikely the PS will try to enforce part of a flawed planning agreement that a minister has already abolished) and SfS limits need to be managed at 2 million inward and the same outward per annum.
There will be difficult decisions for the airport in the coming months (Correct! but then is is alway so for probably the most restricted airport in the western world.)
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