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Representation by Janet Maxwell

Date submitted
1 October 2018
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I am writing in favour of retaining Manston as an airport and my reasons are as follows:

Expansion of existing airports will be time consuming, costly and have devastating consequences for neighbouring communities, whereas Manston already exists, with the added advantage of having a long runway. It seems short sighted to say the least not to try and use such a valuable asset to relieve some of the pressures on other airports.

In my opinion, Riveroak seem to be a forward thinking company whose business plans for the airport seem viable. In short, why not let them ‘give it a go’ and if it doesn’t work out, then cover the site with houses!