If called in, the application would be considered at a public inquiry. If not called in, it would be returned to the council to decide. It is not yet known when the government is expected to make a decision. But in a statement a spokesperson for MHCLG said: The requests to call in the decision are being considered and a decision will be made in due course. The decision letter will be issued to the local authority, closely followed by relevant interested parties. Southampton Airport also said there are no news or updates on timings. It comes as last week airport bosses dismissed as “misleading” a report that said airport operators have overestimated the benefits of their expansion schemes while downplaying the environmental damage.
First international flight from Southampton this year takes to the skies THE first international flight to leave Southampton this year has taken to the skies today, full of very eager travellers. The Eastern Airways flight to Gibraltar took-off this morning, and also marked the first ever scheduled service to Gibraltar - one of the few UK Government Green list destinations - from the city. Roger Hage, GM, Eastern Airways, said: “What a welcome sign of summer and return to enjoying the sun in the Mediterranean this first service from Southampton to Gibraltar marks. Steve Szalay, Operations Director at Southampton Airport said: “We are incredibly excited to welcome Eastern passengers on their inaugural Gibraltar flight.
SOUTHAMPTON Airport has dismissed as “misleading” a report that says airport operators have overestimated the benefits of their expansion schemes while downplaying the environmental damage. The New Economics Foundation said four regional airports had overstated the case for their schemes by not putting a monetary value on the climate costs. Eastleigh Borough Council gave the go-ahead in April for a 164-metre extension to the runway at Southampton Airport after almost 36 hours of debate. An area committee had previously voted against the application. The New Economics Foundation’s report, called Turbulence Expected, looked at the expansion schemes of four smaller airports – Southampton, Leeds Bradford, Stansted and Southampton.