Newquay Airport: accidental environmentalists

Tue, 02 Dec 2008 14:34:58 +0000

It was all going so right for NQY (Newquay) Airport. Despite ongoing incompetence, disorganisation, cancellations, compensation, off-the-record admissions that the venture has no long term economic viability and British Airways banning surfboards the struggling airport was being kept afloat by massive injections of taxpayers' money. Then it all started to go wrong.

The MOD was due to hand it to Cornwall County Council in August, but the council wasn't ready. A second date was set for December 1st, but no one had got round to building a control tower. Now the Civil Aviation Authority has refused to grant an operating licence, so NQY has been forced to close for at least three weeks. Ryanair's so angry it's pulled all its flights until further notice.

Rising Tide occupy Newquay airport

Richard — Sat, 15 Dec 2007 13:38:47 +0000

Climate change campaigners from Kernow Rising Tide have occupied Newquay airport and called for an end to its plans for expansion.

From their action report:

Sometimes you're lucky... For the recently formed Kernow and Plymouth Rising Tide groups, yesterday marked an escalation in their fight against climate change and for environmental justice. However the planned rooftop protest at Newquay airport was given an unlikely boost when builders at the airport left a ladder propped up...which was just as well because ours broke!

Watch the video