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Residents anger over airport plan | Residents anger over airport plan |
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Another 3,000 flights a year are to be allowed in and out of the George Best Belfast City Airport, a residents' group has claimed. | Another 3,000 flights a year are to be allowed in and out of the George Best Belfast City Airport, a residents' group has claimed. |
Belfast City Airport Watch says it will bring the number of flights to 48,000. | |
Spokesperson Fiona McKinley said the new figures were revealed in a draft document produced by the Department of the Environment. | Spokesperson Fiona McKinley said the new figures were revealed in a draft document produced by the Department of the Environment. |
The DOE said it was inappropriate to comment as the draft planning agreement "is currently subject to consultation". | |
Fiona McKinley said: "We are absolutely furious about this latest development." | |
"We're calling on Environment Minister Sammy Wilson to subject the Draft Planning Agreement to full public consultation." | "We're calling on Environment Minister Sammy Wilson to subject the Draft Planning Agreement to full public consultation." |