google-site-verification: googlec7193c3de77668c9.html
Wednesday , October 14 2026

Bristol Airport opens consultation on expansion plans

Jackie Head from Bristol Airport Action Network, called the latest plan “very disappointing”.

“It doesn’t consider the needs of local people, it doesn’t consider its climate impact.”

She said the airport’s projected impact on economy and jobs was “misleading”, explaining the network’s research showed the airport regularly “massively over-emphasises how many new jobs or what new money will be produced”.

Ms Head said studies showed more tourists leave the country to spend money than come to the UK, “so it’s not good for the economy, it’s not good for local people”.

“It’s also a reality that in the next 10, 15, 20 years, there’s going to need to be a pulling back of aviation” because of the need to reach net zero targets, she added.

The consultation period runs until 31 January 2025, with a planning application set to be submitted to North Somerset Council next year.


Source link

Advertisements

See also  Truro City: National League newcomers become fully professional

Check Also

Paul McCartney’s plea over Beatles films: Don’t make me ‘little Paul’

“We were all the same height and Ringo was a bit smaller, but when Sam …

Norfolk man sentenced for abusing pigs with pitchfork

Following the sentence, Claire Palmer, director at Animal Justice Project, said: “This case is a …

Danny Dyer sails River Thames with poo sculpture in water protest

According to Defra’s Bathing Water Quality site, the most recent classification for Leysdown is rated …

Leave a Reply

Available for Amazon Prime