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Representation by Michael Mancey

Date submitted
16 September 2023
Submitted by
Members of the public/businesses

I am slightly in favour of an additional runway at Gatwick Airport. I have spent most of my life living close to international airports - Heathrow 31 years, Gatwick - 44 years. I worked airside at these two airports for a total of 26 years. The noise has never bothered me, nor three generations of my family that live in Crawley Down. The local economy will be improved by the extra flights. The only negative aspect in these times is the effect on the environment, but this will happen regardless of where the flights are made. I find it very annoying that people choose to buy a house near an airport that has been growing for many decades, yet then complain about the noise after they move in to that house.