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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