People in Jersey have been sharing their thoughts on what the new £42million regeneration of the island’s airport should look like.
Now formal plans for the project have been submitted to planners, and the airport project team have begun publishing the feedback they’ve received.
The comments include:
“Please ensure that there is a place for Jerriais in your new design.”
“Put a smoking area after security.”
“Please consider including a large soft play area in both arrivals and departures – perhaps a kids zone with TV playing kids programs, activity tables and soft play.”
“One point gave me cause for concern, which is a mention of a multi-storey car park. Other airports do have them and are a horrible ‘first sight’ as you walk out of their arrivals. In both Southampton and Liverpool, the first thing you face is a concrete multi-storey car park.”
“As an avid visitor to Jersey I total agree that the airport does need updating has it is looking a little tired. I do think the plan is a great idea and the layout looks and feel excellent.”
“Perhaps you can have covered flights of steps from the plane to the ground as in most airports. The uncovered steps seems very old fashioned.”
“Airport banner advertising generates a lot of revenue for Ports of Jersey so I know it’s needed, but please can you consider a new approach for the redeveloped airport? It’s such a shame at the minute to be arriving to the island greeted by finance company adverts on every single wall, obviously that’s where the money is, but it makes everything look so untidy and not very welcoming.”
“Use palm tree landscaping as shown in the concept images. Provide automated self-bag drop/check-in. Consider use of travelators where the distance is long.”
You can read our in depth coverage of the plans here.
You can find out about public meetings to meet the airport team – which begin this weekend – and share your views here.
Visit the official Future Airport website here.
