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Airport looks for comment on Master Plan
27 March 2006
Cardiff International Airport has published its draft Master Plan for public consultation, in response to a UK Government White Paper on air transport*.
The Government asked all British airports to forecast how they
would manage increased passenger numbers by the years 2015 and
2030. Cardiff International's ideas are to be discussed in local
public meetings over the next six weeks before their Plan is
finalised for the Department of Transport.
Teams of top aviation, environmental and economic development
consultants worked on the Plan with the airport's management for
over a year, leading to forecasts that the airport's users will
grow to five million passengers a year by 2015 and around eight
million by 2030.
Airport Managing Director Jon Horne said: "Such Master Plans are
based upon policy-making, rather than firm development proposals,
since they make fixed assumptions. However, they form a substantial
opportunity for dialogue and we embraced this opportunity with
enthusiasm.
"Unlike many other airports, we do not expect to need more land nor
create significant environmental impact from our current premises.
In addition, judicious use of public transport with intelligently
developed road and rail access will also minimise the effects on
our surroundings."
Airport management stress that the company is fully committed to
funding the predicted investment as part of continuing enhancement
to the facility. Last week, Cardiff International announced £7
million of improvements for 2006, to ensure that the airport can
provide capacity for predicted growth of 22% and more than two
million passengers in this year alone.
During 2006, the airport will welcome new scheduled and low cost
airlines together with a new network of holiday flights.
The draft Master Plan is available for download from the
airport website(www.cwlfly.com/masterplan) in English and Welsh and
via public libraries in the airport area. Copies are also being
sent to policy-makers and single interest groups.
Summaries are to be distributed at seven public meetings in the
airport neighbourhood, with senior management available to discuss
details and questions.
Responses will be gathered via a telephone hot line, response form
and Internet response form.
*"The Future Of Air Transport" UK Government White Paper, published
2003.
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