Object
London Southend Airport and Environs Joint Area Action Plan Preferred Options
Representation ID: 6180
Received: 31/03/2009
Respondent: Miss Kate Haywood
The idea that the airport expansion will provide specific benefits, especially in terms of quality of life for local residents, is a nonsense.
The estimated 2m passengers won't be flying to London Southend airport to visit Southend and boost local economies, just as passengers arriving at Stanstead do not enjoy the ammeneties offered by Bishop's Stortford.
Similarly, freight arriving won't be solely for the benefit of local residents, but will rather convert Southend and its surroundings into an increasingly congested hub for national distribution.
Noise and air pollution and flight paths over the local schools will not improve quality of life for anybody.
The idea that the airport expansion will provide specific benefits, especially in terms of quality of life for local residents, is a nonsense.
The estimated 2m passengers won't be flying to London Southend airport to visit Southend and boost local economies, just as passengers arriving at Stanstead do not enjoy the ammeneties offered by Bishop's Stortford.
Similarly, freight arriving won't be solely for the benefit of local residents, but will rather convert Southend and its surroundings into an increasingly congested hub for national distribution.
Noise and air pollution and flight paths over the local schools will not improve quality of life for anybody.