Minister: 'Come to the airport drop-in and get your project facts straight'

PUBLIC SERVICES minister Bernard Flouquet has urged people to attend the department's drop-in sessions.

He said it was important to get the relevant information before expressing opinions and concerns.

By the end of today, project officials will have spent a total of 18 hours over two days in the terminal building on standby for anyone wishing to find out more about the £80.4m. runway works.

But yesterday, people did not begin trickling in until an hour after the session began.

The drop-ins coincide with the publication of Public Services' planning application, which will give islanders the opportunity to influence Environment before it makes a decision at an open planning meeting in October.

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