Belfast City Airport Watch

O’Leary May Have Gone But Aircraft Noise Hasn’t…

admin — Tue, 14 Sep 2010 15:27:46 +0000

Why your support for our campaign is still vital Ryanair may be about to pull out of Belfast – but that doesn’t mean that things will quieten down for long at George Best Belfast City Airport. Here’s why: Flybe has just announced an additional 100 flights a week on three of the routes operated by [...]

Residents stunned as officials tell Environment Committee they haven’t enforced noise regulations

admin — Thu, 09 Sep 2010 12:00:44 +0000

The residents’ group, Belfast City Airport Watch, has expressed amazement at the failure of the Planning Service to enforce noise regulations at George Best Belfast City Airport. Their comments came after one of the most senior officials in the DOE’s Planning Service this morning admitted to the Northern Ireland Assembly’s Environment Committee that the agency [...]

Department sits back as late flights soar at City Airport

admin — Tue, 07 Sep 2010 12:00:52 +0000

Campaigners lambast Environment Minister for failing to take action As Flybe announces it’s taking over three Ryanair routes at George Best Belfast City Airport, local residents say they’re furious at the revelation that late flights at the airport have increased, and that the Department of the Environment is refusing to take any action. In a [...]

Runway Extension

admin — Wed, 01 Sep 2010 12:33:40 +0000

George Best Belfast City Airport wants to build a runway extension which would increase the current length of the runway by 470 metres to 2,299 metres for take-off and 2,059 metres for landing. Although the airport claims it has no current plans to allow larger aircraft, a report by the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) has [...]

Residents give cautious welcome to Ryanair move

admin — Tue, 31 Aug 2010 12:00:54 +0000

Campaigners say move highlights need for NI aviation strategy Local residents have given a cautious welcome to Ryanair’s decision to pull out of George Best Belfast City Airport, at least temporarily. But the residents’ umbrella group, Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), is questioning the real motives for the move and says it highlights the need [...]

Residents call for independent inquiry into roof tiles incident

admin — Fri, 27 Aug 2010 15:37:13 +0000

Local residents are calling for an independent inquiry into aircraft safety after roof tiles on two bungalows in east Belfast were apparently dislodged by a low-flying aircraft bound for George Best Belfast City Airport. The incident was the second such case in the area within just nine months. Dr Liz Fawcett, Chair of the Steering [...]

Prevent the airport’s passenger limit being removed

admin — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 08:12:52 +0000

ACT NOW The runway extension isn’t the only threat hanging over local residents – act now to prevent the airport’s passenger limit being removed. Read more. Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, has announced that he’s likely to lift the official limit on passenger numbers at Belfast City Airport. If this restriction is removed, there will be [...]

Residents welcome Commissioners’ stand on public inquiry

admin — Tue, 10 Aug 2010 12:00:49 +0000

Residents have welcomed the tough stand taken by the Planning Appeals Commission which has halted the public inquiry into the proposed runway extension at George Best Belfast City Airport. In a highly unusual move, the Commission has refused to go any further with the inquiry until the Department of the Environment obtains more robust and [...]

Residents take airport campaign to City Hall

admin — Tue, 03 Aug 2010 12:00:24 +0000

Residents from east and south Belfast took their campaign against further expansion of George Best Belfast City Airport to the City Hall this evening [Tuesday, 3rd August]. A delegation from the umbrella residents’ group, Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), urged a specially-convened meeting of Belfast City Council’s Town Planning Committee, to which all councillors were [...]

Residents’ fury at Minister’s nod on lifting airport passengers’ cap

admin — Fri, 04 Jun 2010 12:00:18 +0000

Local residents say they’re furious that the Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, has said he’s likely to lift the official limit on passenger numbers at George Best Belfast City Airport. Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), which represents residents in east and south Belfast, and in north Down, says that any such move would have grave implications [...]

Residents welcome airport public inquiry

admin — Tue, 16 Mar 2010 12:00:37 +0000

Local residents have welcomed the decision by Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, to hold a public inquiry into the runway extension proposal submitted by George Best Belfast City Airport. Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), which represents residents in east and south Belfast, and in north Down, says the group is delighted that the controversial proposal will [...]

Residents call on Poots to act on damning City Airport report

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 12:00:19 +0000

Runway extension plan must be rejected, says BCAW Campaigners have called on the Environment Minister, Edwin Poots, to reject the controversial runway extension plan submitted by George Best Belfast City Airport in the light of a scathing official report on the proposal. Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW), which represents residents in east and south Belfast, [...]