Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN

BAAN is a coalition of groups and individuals opposing Bristol Airport's expansion plans. #BristolAirportIsBigEnough

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

This is sublime.
SAVE FELTON COMMON from Bristol Airport expansion!

Watch the campaign song video here:
https://t.co/qxhXTIVGCT

Please buy the track to support the campaign, and links to how to object to the planning application here before 28th June:
https://t.co/cD3hpipPJ1

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

https://t.co/3gKYqaQgT8

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Please support our joint crowdfunder to raise money to help pay legal fees for top solicitors and KC barrister to advise us on how we can best effectively proceed to oppose @BristolAirport's huge planning application to expand to 15m passengers per annum.
https://t.co/3gKYqaQgT8

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Save Felton Common day of action - Sunday 19 April. Was a great day where some 250 people came to show their support for protecting ancient common land and opposing @BristolAirport's greedy proposal to locate landing lights there.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

A great day with over 250 people gathering on Felton Common.
Bristol Airport expansion plans opposed by protesters | North Somerset Times https://t.co/i8vlVAXJfn

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

SAVE FELTON COMMON are organising an action day on Sunday 19th April. Starting at 11am with activities in Felton Village Hall & a representation of the landing lights proposed by Bristol Airport. Community singing & photocall at 12.30pm.
Limited parking - please lift share.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

@BristolAirport are about to submit yet another planning application for expansion. This podcast focuses on BAAN's previous experience that highlights the inadequacies of the legal system & out-dated national aviation policy that ignores CO² emissions.
https://t.co/bFufNvJrfU

[Owen Jones @owenjonesjourno]

@GoodwinMJ A warning.

All the worst people in the country are now shitting themselves.

The mother of all campaigns is now going to be directed against the Green Party.

It will be an unrelenting smear campaign.

The Greens need to be ready for that - and so does everyone on the left.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Bristol Airport undertook a 6 week consultation to gauge the views of local residents. Airport staff certainly felt the anger of those who attended the in-person village hall event. The Airport has admitted that the 640 submissions to the consultation were 'universally negative'

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

A new campaign group, SAVE FELTON COMMON has been established to organise the strong opposition to Bristol Airport's plans for 8.5m high landing lights to be located on Felton Common. This audacious & unwelcome 'land grab' has really angered local residents & users of the Common.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

If given the go ahead, these relocated landing lights will light up the night sky, turning the night into day for local residents & will disorientate surrounding plants & animals. The Common is well loved & used by many. The proposal is a red line for lots of people in the area.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Thanks to @FlightFreeUK for their work in encouraging people to think and act on their choice to fly or not. Clearly the Govt and aviation industry are avoiding their urgent responsibilities in making wholesale changes towards sustainable flying.

[Flight Free UK @FlightFreeUK]

Heard sustainability influencers saying we should ONLY care about system change? It's a lie. It might be comforting to think our individual choices don't matter & it's all down to industry and govt, but the truth is we need BOTH to change dramatically. It's not one or the other.

[Possible @_wearepossible]

Airport expansions will do more harm than good, according to Labour MP for North East Hertfordshire @CHinchliffMP 👇🏽

Find out more at https://t.co/2QBOD2UJFT

[Possible @_wearepossible]

The future of aviation is not airport expansion, its smarter, fairer aviation policy.

We know how much the average family values their family holiday, and we're not trying to take that away. What we want, is for the biggest polluters to start paying their fair share.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Members of BAAN group attended an important Parliamentary event focusing on the future of aviation - hosted by @_wearepossible @The_AEF, @_SafeLanding et al. Was great to meet MPs, other campaign group members, @ZackPolanski & company reps with an interest in aviation.

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

The way to go for England too.

Sorry, Trump – Scotland slaps private jet tax on the uber-rich - Big Issue https://t.co/Ah6VwngUhx

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

The other metric is to decide what constitutes 'frequent flying'. Surely, anything over 2 return flights in any one year is enough for most people. However I have heard people suggest it should be nearer 6 return flights. That's ridiculous!

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

The idea of a frequent flyers levy is really popular yet there seems to be reluctance by Government to implement it. I suppose the main challenge is how do you 'count' flights esp those of private jets that take off from smaller airfield.
https://t.co/uewo4Smxhz

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

20%+ increase in short stay parking and drop off charges. Is this sheer greed or sound business practice to cover cost of increased business rates in a bid to maintain profit levels? Will it encourage a switch to use buses to travel to & from the airport?
https://t.co/DOO8zCUfam

[Bristol Airport Action Network - BAAN @baancc]

Runway Approach Lighting Consultation https://t.co/Mu1cgZ1xVA
IMPORTANT REMINDER: Friday 19th Dec is the deadline to submit comments to the consultation on @BristolAirport's greedy proposal to locate 28ft tall landing lights on Felton Common.
Your objection is crucial.