Environmental groups furious as Hoon gives Stansted expansion go-ahead
He may be less than a week into his new job, but Transport Secretary Geoff.Hoon has already attracted the ire of environmentalists after today giving the. green light to plans to expand the number of flights to and from Stansted. airport in Essex.In a written statement, Hoon confirmed that he had approved two changes to. planning conditions at Stansted that will allow the number of flights to and. from the airport to increase from 241,000 to 264,000 a year, while the number of. passengers will be allowed to increase 40 per cent to 35 million people per. year. |
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