Tell Robin Hood Airport to wake up to climate change
24 February 2009

Robin Hood Airport near Doncaster wants to increase their passenger numbers tenfold in the next 20 years. And they want people to tell them what they think of the plan.

Air travel's share of UK carbon dioxide emissions is forecast to rise at a time when we need drastic cuts.

Regional airports across the country are growing rapidly and Robin Hood is no exception.

This scale of growth will mean:

More passengers
10 million passengers per year by 2030.
More emissions
The airport will burn more carbon dioxide than the whole of Doncaster by 2030.
More traffic
Public transport cannot cope with 10 million passengers so the airport wants new roads.
More noise
Disrupting the lives of people in villages and towns around the airport.

The airport says that the growth is essential for the local economy. But three quarters of air passengers are UK residents going overseas. This is damaging local tourism.

The airport has asked for your views. Tell them to wake up to climate change and cut back their irresponsible growth plans.

Email Robin Hood Airport

Dear Sir/Madam,

Here's an example you can use (but personalising this message would be much more effective).

I wish to submit the following comments to the consultation on the Airport Master Plan (AMP) drafted by Robin Hood Airport. I am extremely concerned about the scale of growth proposed by the draft AMP as it represents a tenfold increase in passenger numbers between now and 2030. This will result in severe impacts on the environment and local residents including: Carbon emissions - the scale of growth will result in a million tonnes of carbon dioxide adding to climate change. As the rest of society gets to grip with the challenge of reducing emissions, the airport will be emitting more than the whole of Doncaster by 2030. Road traffic - the draft AMP states that the proposed growth of the airport requires the building of the FARRRS link road. This means that there will be more traffic and, therefore, more pollution and congestion on the local roads around the airport. Noise - local residents in the surrounding villages will be subjected to the noise from over 130,000 planes per year, that's one every four minutes. Impacts on local biodiversity - the development of the airport as proposed would lead to the isolation of the Marr Flats Plantation Site of Scientific Interest, a move which would be contrary to local planning policy. In summary, I do not support the growth plans proposed in the draft Airport Master Plan. I urge the airport to ensure that the business plan of the airport embraces the twin challenges of tackling climate change and reducing the impact on local residents.

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24 February 2009