Le Aéroport du Grand Ouest, is bigger better?

Mediation

By: Kathleen Hackett

Nantes France

Northwest part of France

Built along the Loire River

Capitol of Pays de la Loire

Surrounded by farmland

Offers water sports to everyone

The New Airport (Le Aéroport du Grand Ouest)

The airport has been discussed for 30 years

Construction starting in 2014 ending in 2017

Will serve 9 million people by 2050

Current Airport(Nantes Atlantique Airport)

One of the fastest growing airports in France

3 million passengers a year

2010-2011 passenger number increased by 7.1 percent

Pros & Cons

Pros:

Easier travel

Bigger airport

Nantes City flourishes

Cons:

Noise pollution

Airport takes over farmland

Nantes city run over by tourist

Mediation

Noise pollution kept to certain times

Farmers compensated for farmland that was lost

Mediation Cont.

Placing plaques about Nantes history in the city

Keeping the chain restaurants and hotels out of the inner city

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