Airports Commission

Airports Commission

Henry Smith MP has encouraged Crawley residents to have their say the proposed expansion of Gatwick Airport, by submitting their views to the Airports Commission.

The Airports Commission, led by Sir Howard Davies, recently announced a consultation seeking people’s views on the three options for a new runway in the south east of England; two proposals for expansion at Heathrow Airport, and the one proposal for Gatwick Airport.

The consultation is open until 3rd February 2015 and I would strongly encourage people in Crawley to make their views known.

For more information on the consultation from the Airports Commission website, please visit: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/381912/AC01_tagged_amend_25_11.pdf (PDF)

For the Commission’s document entitled, ‘Gatwick Airport second runway: business case and sustainability assessment’, please go to: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/attachment_data/file/374662/evidence-base-gatwick-airport-second-runway.pdf (PDF)

There are various ways to respond to the consultation:

 

A response form is also available via the Commission’s website: www.gov.uk/government/uploads/system/uploads/consultation_response_form_data/file/300/consultation-response-form.doc (Word document)

Please note that if you are submitting your thoughts by email or post, you can either fill in the response form, or provide your own comment – the response form is not compulsory.

For more information on the consultation, please visit: www.gov.uk/government/consultations/increasing-the-uks-long-term-aviation-capacity

For additional information on the Airports Commission, please go to: www.gov.uk/government/organisations/airports-commission

If you are a Crawley resident making a submission to the Commission, I would be grateful to hear your views