Eastleigh Borough Council Airport Consultative Committee Meeting

RESOLVED –

That the minutes of the meeting held on 4 October 2024 be agreed as a correct record.

The Managing Director for AGS Airports Ltd gave his report, which included that AGS Airports group had now sold to operator AviAlliance, route updates, passenger numbers and air traffic numbers, revenue and EDBITDA, future key developments, Spitfire Wellbeing Fund, and community engagements.

John Lauwerys thanked the airport team for providing the report ahead of the meeting, with the publication of the agenda.

The Chair passed on Councillor Pretty and the Licensed Transport Forums thanks for ensuring that taxi and private hire vehicles dropping passengers with disabilities at the airport were able to use their blue badges for parking.

The Head of Airspace and Noise for AGS Airports Ltd gave his report, which included noise complaints,

During the last quarter, a total of 29 complaints had been received, with 22 from one address.

Councillor Park requested that the noise complaints were presented in table form with comparisons against the previous quarter and previous years.

Councillor Savage raised concerns that it was difficult to notify the airport if their complaints app/website was down.

The Head of Airspace and Noise for AGS Airports Ltd stated he would look into that.

Councillor Savage asked the airport to think about thermal insulation and its possible impact in reducing carbon footprints when they were looking at insulation grants for noise.

The Head of Airspace and Noise for AGS Airports Ltd stated that they would look into it in the future, but it was not something he could comment on at present.

The Managing Director for AGS Airports Ltd gave his report.

There was discussion around whether there would be active travel routes to the Navigation Quarter from the north of the area, whether further improvements would be needed for the Spitfire roundabout and the bridge areas, and possible increase in public traffic on an airport service road.

There was no Accessibility Forum feedback on this occasion.

The next meeting will take place on Friday 20 June 2025 at 2pm in the Oak Suite at The Holiday Inn, Eastleigh.

The Terminal Operations Manager for AGS Airports Ltd gave his report, which included the airport’s PRM rating and performance, an update on the interns from Treloar School, and consultation and event highlights.