Excellent news! There is hope!
According to the official statement, 20% were needed. Because that was exceeded significantly I do not expect legal action against the result.
Stickandrudderman wrote:
Didn’t work for Brexit!
Nope but if memory serves it worked in Germany before. It did elsewhere, where for any referendum to have legal binding a certain minimal quote of participants is required.
I think this example shows that today in central Europe it is entirely possible to save airfields, if one is able to integrate into the associated communities.
This is an excellent result. Probably there was some clever campaigning also; that always helps.
Didn’t work for Brexit!
That one got 72%.
Mooney_Driver wrote:
I hope the opponents won’t use the low turnout to claim that the referendum has no legal binding?
Didn’t work for Brexit!
Great news!
I hope the opponents won’t use the low turnout to claim that the referendum has no legal binding?
Great news. Let’s fly there and visit the town to thank them !
Most people lost all hope, especially after a glider collision happened last July. But I think this example shows that today in central Europe it is entirely possible to save airfields, if one is able to integrate into the associated communities.
Hopefully some people learn from this, because at some fields the tendency is to keep a low profile as to not upset anyone. But if no one sees you, they also do not see what you could provide for them, on top of just being some abstract “infrastructure”. Although my first and so far only visit to the place was during said airfield festival, I got the impression that being an emergency service base and offering a well-reputed leisure activity for teenagers (a.k.a. glider flying) earned them a good standing.
Luneburg is a gem of an airfield just SE of Hamburg. Didnt know it was under threat, so glad the community rallied to support and save it.
Nice. The fact that 35% of the eligible population voted is also quite impressive for such a relative “niche issue”.
I’ll add it to my “to visit” list :)
