The bid for BAWC night flights
Before I die of rage...
I should have known better. I should have been ready, but I was taken aback by the torrent of special pleading, contradictory arguments, anti-logic and selective perception of reality. Infratil's presentation to TDC (mentioned in thanetonline, and thoroughly bewailed by Brother Stephen at St. Opmanston's) is a leading contender for the crappiest piece of work this year.
Bear in mind, dear reader, that this is a presentation from a multi-million dollar enterprise to a strategic partner on whom it is pinning its future hopes. I'll take you on a guided tour of the particularly crappy bits later, but for the moment, try this: here are all the reasons that KIA spelled out to TDC as to why night flights are a bad thing...
No mention of the 40,000 people in Ramsgate, or the 35,000 in Herne Bay, or the 30,000 in Whitstable, or the 45,000 in Canterbury. The poor sods who will be living under the night-flying aircraft.
Thanks a million, Matt. Sleep tight.
Canterbury, Herne Bay, Matt Clarke, Ramsgate, Whitstable
Reader Comments (1)
The only thing that flies at night is freight and the only freight business they will be touting for is the stuff nobody else wants. Ask yourself why nobody else wants it? Because it generates little economic benefit and generates a hell of a lot of noise. Freighters come in, a little man with a fork-lift truck unloads them, they fly out again. It creates no jobs and little revenue for the airport. Quite why anybody with half a brain would agree to unlimited night-flying is beyond me. However, it is a matter of record that whilst many TDC Councillors have intact brains, they are very small.