[kanga]

.. from central UK government:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cornwall-56484551

[johnm]

Reminds me of suburban social climbers redecorating when posh folk come round

[Morten]

Or 'banana republics' before some branch of the UN visits...
Or indeed large swathes of London leading up to 2012.

Or just an excuse to do something which is long overdue and needs doing anyway, great news if it can be funded from a central fund.

Code: Select allupgrades needed so that aircraft carrying world leaders can land at the airport

They clearly have very special aircraft, those world leaders...

Anything others can benefit from as well, hopefully?

[GrahamB]

A bit like the old saying that all M&S buyers think the whole world smells of new paint.

[peter272]

Well, there are very few aircraft types that Newquay couldn't take. My guess it's the security that will take all the money - that and a large number of flags around.

Looking forward to seeing how much airspace will be taken for the duration ie everything west of the Tamar

[ROG]

It was pretty long and wide when I was stationed there----got my cherokee in ok a couple of years ago.

[Peter Gristwood]

When the Newquay had a fly-in some years back, I landed nicely on the numbers, but then had a mile-long taxi along the runway to the exit. Actually, I took off again and landed closer....

But I felt I could almost have landed across the runway.

Not sure why they need to spend to tidy the place. It would be nice to have a better restaurant, though I can't see Heads of State hanging around the airport at all - they'd be on their way to the seaside with their buckets and spades as soon as the doors on the aircraft open

Oh - and they are leaving it late to get on with the work - 8-10 weeks.

[IMCR]

Perhaps a larger fuel bowser for Air Force One.

and a lawn mower for the GA grass apron for more minor dignatories.

[kanga]

I'm looking forward to seeing lots of bilingual signage

[Yakovlevs]

Improvement works will include strengthening existing taxiways and aprons and extending apron areas and ground lighting. They will be carried out by local Cornish companies.

https://planetradio.co.uk/pirate-fm/loc ... 7-upgrade/

[lobstaboy]

£7.8m is peanuts

[IMCR]

£7.8m is peanuts

Jimmy Carter hasnt been invited, has he.

[neilgeddes]

It was pretty long and wide when I was stationed there----got my cherokee in ok a couple of years ago.

I landed a PA28 almost across the runway in a stonking crosswind

[chevvron]

Plenty of room to park visitors southside if they move some of the mothballed airliners.

[flyingearly]

I guess that's how much it costs to deploy the surface to air missiles required for security!

On a serious note, I can't see how this is ever going to end well for the local authority. At a time when budgets are under extreme pressure and national debt is growing, throwing £7M+ to upgrade a regional airport for a conference lasting a few days seems like it would open to a lot of head-scratching.