Campaign against the extension to the airport

The Ministry of Public Works of the central Government approved on July 31 the sector guiding plans for the airports of the Balearic Islands: Son Sant Joan, Son Bonet, Menorca and Eivissa. The plans, that contemplate investments to increase the number of passengers of the airport of the islands from 27.55 millions accounted in 2000 to 50 millions for the following years, crash in to the current initiatives to contain urban growth promoted by the Balearic Government and the Insular Councils of Mallorca, Menorca, and Eivissa and Formentera.

As for the Son Sant Joan airport in Palma, the Ministry of Public Works foresees increasing the current 19.5 million passengers up to 26 for the year 2005 and up to 38 millions for the year 2015.

With the view to opposing this extension to the airport of Son Sant Joan, the GOB, the Federation of Neighbours' Associations, the Platform in defence of Es Prat de Sant Jordi, and the political parties, PSM, EU and The Greens, amongst other organisations, have constituted an island Platform to carry out different events, both informative and protest, and will ask the authorities in the Palma Council, the Mallorcan Council and the Balearic Government to present an appeal against the the Directive Plan for airports.

More information:
- Infomative note from GOB Mallorca (27/11/2001)

Related news:
- Opposition to the extension to the airport (14/8/2001)

Datum: 28/11/2001

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