Debate on the Expansion of Luton Airport
In December 2003 the government produced a produced a publication “The
future of air transport”. In this publication it planned for a major
expansion of the aviation industry up to 2030. In this report Luton
airport was a major factor for expansion. London Luton airport shortly
released their plan for expansion, “Project 2030” in which a new high
capacity terminal and new runways to be built. (Footnote
www.london-luton.com) The plan came up with three proposals that they
were going to adopt for the runway. They are as follows:
Parellel runway
Second runway
this option has a new 3000m runway built 200m to the south of and
parallel to, the present runway. The latter would be retained to form
a parallel taxiway. Supporting facilities would be provided to the
north of the existing runway.
Cost: £1.7 billion
Realignment
Re-aligned runway
a 3,000m realigned runway situated towards the north of the current
runway, extending over farmland and occasional properties.
Cost: £1.7 billion
Extending existing runway
Extended existing runway
a 3,000m extended runway situated to the north-east of the current
runway.
Cost: £800 million.
(Footnote www.bbc.com)
On the 19 November 2002, Luton Borough Council voted to suggest to the
government that if they are to go ahead with the expansion, then the
best way forward would be a re-aligned runway.
There has been opposition to the expansion of the airport and
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