Local councillor, Kevin Lang has been elected as the new representative of Edinburgh City Council on the Edinburgh Airport Consultative Committee.

This committee which must exist under law includes reps from community councils as well as councils from across the Lothians and Fife.  It allows communities to raise important issues directly with airport management.

SNP and Labour councillors on Edinburgh City Council tried to stop a local councillor from the communities most directly affected by the airport from serving as rep.  However, Conservative and Green councillors voted for LibDem Kevin Lang, ensuring a one vote victory.

Cllr Kevin Lang said, “There are so many serious issues facing the people I was elected to represent.  The proposed changes to the airport flight paths risk exposing many more communities to greater aircraft noise. My new role on the Edinburgh Airport Consultative Committee gives me an important platform to raise these matters directly with airport senior managers.

“At my first meeting, I asked about the proposed new noise action plan, the airspace change programme and also the public transport running to and from the airport. I will keep constituents informed of my work on this group.”