The WI have said that the new signs and bollards at the Airport represent ‘more money than sense’ Picture by Jon Guegan (00723705)

NEW signs on the west side of the Airport boundary have been described as ‘overkill with a capital O’ by the chairman of the Women’s Institute.

To show where people and vehicles should go, there are four signs in the space of about 100 metres, as well as bollards protecting the area the public should not enter.

The Women’s Institute has been conducting a campaign to highlight what they see as ridiculous signs erected around the Island. And the latest batch have certainly irked chairman Anne Pasturel.

‘Not for the first time there seems to be more money than sense. It looks ridiculous. I would have thought that after the last bollard fiasco at the Airport lessons would have been learned. This is overkill with a capital O,’ she said.

Jersey Airport paid the £2,900 bill for the cost of installing the bollards and arrow signs. Airport director Julian Green said that in July last year the Civil Aviation Authority visited Jersey Airport by invitation to conduct a routine audit of the aerodrome and its compliance with safety standards.

He said the audit findings contained a recommendation to restrict parking in Rue de L’Hermite that formed part of a safety clearance area in case of an aircraft accident.