Jersey airport runway work to restrict early morning flights

Tuesday, 01 Jul, 2008 0

A seven-month project of essential work to resurface and strengthen the runway at Jersey airport is to start after the end of the summer peak.

The £19.5 million work will be carried out at night between September 15 and April 30.

Work will take place between 21.00 and 06.00 when the airport is closed.

There will be delays to both the postal and national newspaper delivery services due to the later opening of the runway at 06.00 rather than the usual 05.30.

The runway was last resurfaced during the winter of 1989-90 but it now needs replacing not just to continue the growth in air traffic and accommodate larger and heavier modern aircraft but to meet the required safety standards.

The island’s assistant economic development minister, Deputy Alan Maclean, who has political responsibility for the airport, said: “The resurfacing of the runway is essential to the safe operation of Jersey airport and its capability to accommodate modern aircraft.

“However, the most unfortunate aspect of this work is that it can only be carried out at night.”  

by Phil Davies 



 

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