Stop City Airport Masterplan

Dear Richard  

With 2011 upon us, London City Airport is assessing how it can work even closer with its suppliers and better engage in the local community.  We are proud of our ongoing community support and our charity of choice for 2011 will once again be Richard House Children’s Hospice, London’s first‐ever hospice, located on the doorstep of the airport,  which offers quality care and respite for life‐limited children. Their core purpose is to support families with children and young people who have life‐threatening conditions or require complex healthcare needs, on their journey through life to death. Creating a positive experience is essential so that families may enjoy memories that remain with them forever. Richard House needs £1.3million each year, just to keep its doors open.  

  As we commence plans for the 2011 Fun Day, which raises funds for our chosen charity, we hope you will help us to raise money for this worthwhile cause. Our donation of   from the last Fun Day would not have been possible without the generous support of our suppliers, and I am writing to appeal to you to help us. I urge you to promote your company CSR policy by becoming a sponsor of our 2011 event and use the opportunity to maximise your exposure.  

  On 2 July, 2011 we will see an audience of over 20,000 visitors converge on the Royals Business Park (opposite the LCY runway), to enjoy a day of entertainment and fun. I can confirm that an air show will delight the crowds and compliment a variety of stalls and sideshows. With the 2012 Olympic Games looming, our focus will be sport in the  community and you can expect youth engagement across many activities. Sponsorship opportunities are available,  and details can be viewed in the attached sponsorship document. I do hope you will help us to help others  desperate for support.  

If  you  have  any  questions  regarding  the  Fun  Day  location  or  sponsorship  packages,  please  contact  Manjeet 

Randhawa on   or    or me.  

I hope you are able to work with us on this important community project and look forward to hearing from you and  

would be really grateful if you could respond by Friday 4 February.   

Best wishes  

Janet  

Letters and communications show that Richard Gooding Chief Executive of London City Airport wrote in Dec 2010 a letter to Richard de Cani of TfL

“If Sir Robin and Sir Simon would like to meet me soon to discuss this in an open and frank way, I am of course willing to do that. The point that does not seem to have been fully grasped is that there is nothing in this for us other than potential downside. I have no incentive to take any risk whatsoever, given the absence of any upside benefit. If the commercial operation of one of my customers is potentially negatively affected by the cable car, why on earth should we accept that? 

It could be that such a discussion would a) make sure our and the airline issues are fully understood and b) see what pragmatic solutions which offer us some upside potential can be identified. 

Let me know when/where such a meeting might happen.”

London City Airport Safety Risk : Cease all flights immediately


- Flock of Swans in the London City Airport Crash zone
- London City Airport admit swans pose a significant risk of bird-strike.
- Airport tells residents a single swan can bring down a plane.

London City Airport has continued operating flights while acknowledging that a flock of swans located in the airports Crash Zone pose a significant risk of bird-strike and potentially putting passengers and the public in severe danger.

Bird-strike is the most common cause of aircraft accidents. To make matters worse the swans are located in the London City Airport Public Safety Zone - also known as the Crash Zone - which itself already has a heightened risk of an accident.

The Airport said that “an incident of this nature could cause serious threat to aircraft, passengers and the local area” and was a “matter of urgency” but has continued to operate flights potentially risking both passengers and the public.

London City Airport have already moved a flock and warned residents who they accuse of feeding the protected species that this may not be an option again and have implied that the swans may have to be culled.

Alan Haughton said “London City Airport have demanded that residents not feed the swans due to the safety risk yet continue to put those very same residents at risk with the knowledge that the swans could bring down a plane on top of them. There should be no grey area when it comes to safety. If there is this clear and present danger, flights should be halted immediately until the swans are relocated.”

Ends.

Alan Haughton 0790 515 6922

(1) London City Airport swan risk information sheet http://stopcityairportmasterplan.tumblr.com/post/6350244741

(2) LCACC in April informed of the risk.
http://www.lcacc.org/committee/minutes.html

(3) London City Airport PSZ map http://www.newham.gov.uk/NR/rdonlyres/170049DE-A707-4FE0-A341-FC1856FE9F7A/0/London_City_Airport_Safety_Zone_MapT5.pdf