Greater Cambridge Local Plan Issues & Options 2020

There is one important item that doesn’t appear all in the plan, and that is air transport. At present this is not a significant issue, as we still have Cambridge Airport, and in any case public transport from there is not viable. However this about to change radically with the advent of electric aircraft - and the demise of Cambridge Airport. We will soon be able to travel at much lower cost, and with far less environmental impact. This could lead to a dramatic increase in travel on ’thin' cross country routes such as Cambridge to Oxford or Bristol. So it is vital that we maintain a network of smaller airfields across the country to enable this form of transport. Much of my work as part of the Royal Aeronautical Society is focussed on these developments, for which the government is determined to succeed in this country. I also lead a local business that is developing an aircraft for this market. I would be very happy, and keen to discuss this further.

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