The anti-airport lobby statement:
“This contract represents Stobart’s Plan B as pending legal action makes their runway extension less likely. It’s apparent that, being in administration, Aer Arann are in a very weak position, while Stobart are desperate for an airline to use their airport.
Southend Airport hasn’t seen 300,000 passengers a year since its heyday in the 1960s before Stansted was fully operational. Given the limitation of a 90 minute flight radius imposed by the current runway length, nearly all the destinations potentially served by the airport could be reached conveniently by Eurostar and SailRail without disrupting the sleep, work and education of the people of Leigh.”
“If they are planning to do that when they do extend the runway that is going to cause disruption to flights they have organised.”
“Our group remains hopeful the runway won’t be extended, however I have not heard anything that suggests they are planning to abandon the attempt to extend the runway.”
“If they have to stop running flights to build the runway extension then they are not going to be able to achieve that antway”
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A SAEN supporter currently has a judicial review lodged with the courts, and is waiting to hear if it will be heard, the issue they are claiming on is that Southend Council failed to take the consultation into account when it approved the works.
However they have ignored the fact that Rochford Council and the government both also approved the plans.
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