Airport growth: Protests in opposition to the growth of Leipzig/Halle Airport | EUROtoday

The environmental affiliation BUND is in opposition to the approval for the growth of the airport Leipzig/Halle complain. A spokeswoman for BUND introduced this at a protest in opposition to the airport growth. An motion alliance made up of residents, residents’ initiatives and environmental associations gathered on Augustusplatz in Leipzig on Saturday to exhibit in opposition to the growth of the airport.

The Saxon state administration authorized the growth of the airport in September. The undertaking goals to increase the apron space by 39 hectares inside the airport space. This is meant to considerably enhance dealing with capacities for freight.

Leipzig/Halle Airport on the border of Saxony and Saxony-Anhalt is now the second largest cargo airport in Germany. There is an evening flight allow for cargo plane. The operator, Mitteldeutsche Flughafen AG, needs to take a position 500 million euros. The transport firm DHL Express is planning to increase its logistics hub on the airport.

The motion alliance in opposition to the airport growth criticizes the truth that the residents’ considerations had been ignored when the growth was authorized. More than 8,000 objections and statements had been obtained within the course of, which, in accordance with the state directorate, had been taken into consideration. From the angle of opponents of the growth, permitting the growth can be a “fossil throwback”. The demonstration additionally referred to as for a ban on evening flights for Leipzig/Halle.

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