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2014 Compact

in Flörsheim and Kelsterbach, where aircraft approach the new Runway Northwest at an altitude of less than 350 meters. In 2012, we expanded the scope for the purchase option to include transition zones as part of the “Al- liance for More Noise Abatement 2012”. The volume of measures was increased to over 3 questions for Manfred Ockel > Mayor of Kelsterbach > Board member of the Aircraft Noise Commission > Co-chairperson of the Active Noise Abatement expert group in the Airport and Region Forum > Member of the Administrative Board of Gemeinnützige Umwelthaus GmbH (Environment and Neighborhood House Kelsterbach) €100 million for this purpose and the appli- cation deadline was extended to the end of October 2014. Since then, Fraport has bought 250 residential properties and rents them out, with an average vacancy rate of only 3 % in 2014. In addition, a total of 122 compensation payments were made in Raunheim, with this number previously being 144 in Flörsheim. Further applications for purchases and com- pensation payments are still being processed (as at December 2014). What do you bring to the numerous committees? First of all, committee work in the “Aircraft Noise Commission” as well as in the “Airport and Region Forum” and especially in the “Active Noise Abatement expert group” makes it clear that noise abatement is a highly complex issue. Simple solutions are hard to find, however. I therefore find it important to take a deep breath when it comes to noise abatement; continuously address issues and problems, support and motivate the relevant actors from air traffic control, airlines, airport operators, and the authorities to develop suggestions and solutions to reduce noise pollution from air traffic. How do airport neighbors and citizens of Kelsterbach benefit from your commitment? This is a tricky one to answer, and it’s hard to achieve anything on your own when it comes to noise abatement. But I do believe that we have managed to increase the significance of noise abatement in Frankfurt overall over the past few years. Frankfurt has played a pioneering role in many issues surrounding active noise abatement. We can see this in the requests we receive from other airport sites that want to find out about developments in Frankfurt. Even if these efforts are not always perceptible to the residents, I still see the opportunities and possibilities offered by committee work to reduce noise pollution for the people living around Frankfurt Airport. Why are you committed to noise abatement? Mobility is an important driver of our economy and a basic human need. However, traffic does cause many problems that harm people and the environment. Air traffic plays a major role in the Frankfurt urban area. Due to the extent of the traffic, noise abatement is a social responsibility for me. That means that all parties involved are required to cooperate. As representatives of cities and local communities, it is therefore our responsibility to work together on this task in order to strike a comfortable balance between mobility and noise abatement. The utmost goal must be ruling out potential health risks. 412014 Compact Responsible Corporate Management

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