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Kent County Council
Sessions House
County Hall
Maidstone
Kent ME14 1XQ

Telephone icon01622 694367

Email icon democratic.services @kent.gov.uk

Monday 28 April 2008

I was invited to a public meeting at Lydd airport at the end of last week.

It brought home to me again the economic development potential we have in the county.

It is enormously important that job opportunities are created for local people and most of the audience there agreed.

Just a handful of flights a day out of Lydd airport will bring jobs to an area where they are desperately needed.

And there are other advantages.....

Making better use of local airports like Manston and Lydd cuts down on travelling time, removes the need for new airports to be built and provides an uncrowded flightpath straight to mainland Europe.

The next time you consider embarking on a trip that involves leaving from Heathrow or Gatwick, paying a fortune for parking, getting stuck in a traffic jam and spending two hours getting through security, check out the local options.

Tell Paul Carter your views - email leadersblog@kent.gov.uk

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