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Ronaldsway Airport will have a new air traffic control tower, 35 metres in height, if Tynwald approves a £6 million scheme later this month.
It would be built on a 'green' site close to the existing structure, which has been in use since the 1950s.
Airport Director Anne Reynolds says there are a number of reasons why the old building needs to be replaced (audio file attached):
(Picture: A computer generated image of the proposed new control tower).
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