Voters approve controversial French airport relocation

Majority in the local referendum on the Nantes Atlantique airport ends long battle between environmental activists and the government Voters in western France gave the go-ahead Sunday to a controversial airport development that has been at the centre of a years-long battle between environmental activists and the government.
The local referendum on the new Nantes Atlantique airport passed with a 55% majority, ending a 50-year argument that saw the government’s environment advisers resign in