Local aviation NOx

The LTO ( Landing and Take-Off) cycle figures quoted in EU and UK government sources refer to emissions emitted within a designated time frame and area up to 1000m height. They therefore seem the best indicator for noxious (or poisonous) emissions produced by aircraft that directly affect people living near the flightpath. Whilst CO2 has

SOU’s carbon footprint

SOU (Southampton Airport) estimates that each passenger on a non-return flight to Bordeaux is responsible for 85.3 kg aviation CO2 emissions. [https://www.southamptonairport.com/media/6029/southampton-airport-public-information-session-materials.pdf page 8 ]. Assuming that only Bordeaux is served, this amounts to 170,000 tonnes CO2 each year that flights from Southampton airport account for, currently [this is more than 4 times what Eastleigh

Questions & Answers

Won’t a longer runway allow more efficient planes to use the airport which will be better for the planet? The engine on the currently operated Embraer 195 jet (max. passengers 120) uses 328 Kg fuel over the standard TLO (Take-off Landing) cycle and produces 3341 g NOx [ICAO data sheet]. The engine on the Boeing

Flight Shame

Flybe is already thinking of reducing its operations because many people are giving up flying because of its well-documented negative effects on climate change. https://www.businesstraveller.com/business-travel/2019/10/18/flight-shame-could-lead-flybe-to-cut-domestic-routes/?fbclid=IwAR0x4NO57qrsJgmUbgqzIH6zuhlMuspyO2IOFGwV0qj-zoELw87VkpAoHqk You can also sign up to the campaign “Are you one of the 100,000 who will be flight free in 2020?” http://www.flightfree.co.uk

Southern Damselfly at risk

The soil where the runway will be extended is contaminated with asbestos https://www.asbestoslawpartnership.co.uk/news/26/Asbestos-Locomotive-Works-Railways and heavy metals (including arsenic) from the adjacent land which has housed railway works for many years. A tunnel underneath the runway will be required to access the development site to the north east of the airport site https://www.southamptonairport.com/media/5988/sou-a-vision-for-sustainable-growth.pdf [page 36] .

“Don’t be Fooled Again!”

Summary of Reasons for Opposing Airport Expansion The airport plans to extend its runway in order to accommodate more and bigger aircraft. It forecasts a more than doubling of passenger numbers by 2027. This will increase noise and air pollution affecting local people and make it much harder to avoid catastrophic climate change. NOISE: The

Facts, Figures & Quotes

The airport’s last masterplan in 2006 [https://www.southamptonairport.com/media/1051/southampton_masterplan_final.pdf ] claimed there would be 1541 people directly employed at the airport by 2015. In 2015 this number was actually 950. This time (2019) the airport claims there will be 1200 jobs at the airport by 2027. Taking the same % overestimation as was made in 2006, this

The Waterside also suffers

Dear All, I wonder if you are aware of the extent to which residents of the Waterside area, on the other side of Southampton Water, have been affected by aircraft noise and pollution since the decommissioning of a navigation instrument several years ago. I live in Hythe and was totally unaffected when I moved here eight

Economics

Missing Catalyst: According to a key representative of the aviation industry, the supposed increase in regional employment is not a major motive to let aviation grow: ‘The air transport industry’s most important economic contribution is through its impact on the performance of other industries and as a facilitator of their growth. These “catalytic” or “spin-off”

The Issues

Southampton’s Airport Expansion is not conducive to the health and sustainability of the city’s residents nor its environment. If Southampton City Council is really aiming to be carbon neutral by 2030 then they should fully commit to this pledge.