Newport to consider flight path position

Not content with the right to veto any proposal for a second commercial runway at John Wayne Airport, Newport Beach is looking to leverage its power over airport expansion any way it can. The latest proposal is a position statement that ideally would be approved by the corridor cities in the flight path.

The Newport Beach City Council will consider the position statement today. It said there is no viable site for a second Orange County airport, and the cities will search for ways to satisfy the demand without expanding John Wayne Airport.

“We need as many arrows in our quiver as we can possibly get in protecting this community, and other cities protecting their communities, from adverse effects from John Wayne Airport,” said Newport Beach City Manager Home Bludau.

— Alicia Robinson