Emas 'has safety edge' but is costly

A TECHNICAL director for the independent consultant which produced a report on the options for the airport development has said that, in the event of an accident, Emas provided an advantage.

Graham Ruddock (pictured), who works for aviation planning at Mott MacDonald, said that both Public Services' preferred option, which would shut La Mare Road, and that which would use Emas had pros and cons.

But he said that the arrestor bed system had much going for it.

'If I was on a plane over-shooting the end of the runway, then I know what I'd rather have,' he said.

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