Sir Roger Gale
Member of Parliament for Herne Bay and Sandwich (including West Thanet)
Gale's Views 2026
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Manston Airport – and moving forward into the New Year 2026
2nd January 2026
Following discussions with The Civil Aviation Authority the proposed flightpaths for take-off and landing at a reopened Manston freight and subsequently passenger airport will go out to public consultation in Ramsgate and in Herne Bay in February of this coming year. This is another modest but essential step in the process that will lead up to the resumption of commercial aviation at Manston. And I expect that further significant announcements and progress will be made within the coming months. I hold to the view that the reopening of Manston airport is vital to the economy not just of East Kent but of the United Kingdom and this is a project that I and many others, with the political backing of successive governments, intend to see through to realisation.
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