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The Local Scene
Most of the work of consultative committees is concerned
with largely local matters relating to the Airport and the wider area
in which it operates. The nature of this local work will vary from
airport to airport but typically it might include:
- noise and noise related questions such as noise preferential
routes, track-keeping, noise monitoring, noise insulation, night
flights etc
- other environmental issues including local air quality, emissions,
odours, etc.
- airport and airport related developments
- monitoring agreements under s. 106 of the Town and Country Planning
Act 1990
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familiarising the members with the work of
the airport and it contractors and concessionaires, the airlines,
the regulatory agencies etc.
- passenger services and facilities including the monitoring of
the Voluntary Commitments on Air Passenger Service - see our Passenger Rights page
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surface access, improving public transport
for staff and passengers, new transport infrastructure
- runway utilisation
- airspace changes
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ensuring there are effective complaints procedures
and reviewing the complaints received.
- securing and developing the Airport’s relationships with
its local communities
- community initiatives
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local publicity for the work of the committee
and the issues with which it deals.
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 Price Controls - Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted
The Consultative Committees at some airports are also interested in price controls. This flows from the Airports Act 1986 which requires the CAA to set maximum limits on airport charges at airports designated for this purpose by the Secretary of State. These airports are Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted. Manchester was de-designated for this purpose in 2009 and can now set its own charges.
The most recent set of price controls for Heathrow and Gatwick was for the period from April 2008 to March 2013 and for Stansted from April 2009 to March 2013.
For full details of the present charges and the process leading to them see our Other UK airport issues
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Issues
Consultative Committees are also interested in national
and international proposals affecting airports and the wider aviation
industry. These can and do have an impact locally and committees
will very often want to contribute to the proposals in their
formative stage. On the follwoing pages we have listed some of the many UK National
and European issues now in various stages of consultation and discussion:
> Noise (Alt+A)
> Airport Planning and Development (Alt+B)
> Aviation Security (Alt+C)
> Climate Change (Alt+D)
> Passenger Rights (Alt+E)
> Other UK Issues (Alt+G)
> Euro Roundup (Alt+H)
> Aviation Glossary (Alt+W)
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