Belfast City Airport Watch says proposed changes could lead to substantially more flights, increased early-morning and late-evening noise, and greater disturbance for communities surrounding the airport. Belfast City Airport Watch, representing 10 residents’ associations and 746 individual members, announced today that it intends to object to the proposed planning application by Belfast City Airport and is calling for a full Public Inquiry before any decision is taken. The Ai

The airport is pressing ahead with efforts to build support for its expansion plans. Its latest high-profile recruit is Gavin Robinson, leader of the DUP and MP for East Belfast. He recently hosted a Westminster reception for the airport, where he praised the commercial and connectivity benefits the plan would allegedly bring to Northern Ireland. According to the airport, its vision would “unlock” £200 million of investment, support 20,000 jobs, and attract £1.7 billion to th

Representatives of BCAW attended all the “Consultations “as did a number of our individual members. There was a consensus among our members and attendees to whom they spoke that these events might better have been described as “presentations” or “exhibitions”. “Consultations” before attendees have had time to take professional advice, without a question-and-answer session and without the opportunity to cross examine your assertions are not proper consultations. There was also

The airport is holding a series of consultation meetings on their development plan on three successive Thursdays: Thursday 2 October...

It was with dismay and incredulity that we heard about Belfast City airports plans covering it’s hoped-for growth for the next 15 years....