Manchester United's plans for a huge new stadium of 100,000 capacity, released last week, raised eyebrows in the aviation world, as well as the sporting atmosphere.
The proposals contain three gigantic masts, which are modeled on the Trident of the Red Devil on United's Crest.
The towering trio helps to elevate an umbrella style about the planned 'New Trafford', which, according to officials, will result in the largest covered space in the world.
Two of the masts are 150 meters high, while the highest 200m is – with Sir Jim Ratcliffe comparing it with the Eiffel Tower – and officials say it would be seen from as far away as the suburbs of Liverpool.
However, the Stadium of United is often flown by aircraft operating from Manchester airport, and aviation enthusiasts have wondered how that will work if the project gets green light.
Inside Sport does indeed understand that Old Trafford is in a zone where a proposed structure of more than 90 m needs permission from the airport itself before it can be built.
There have not yet been any conversations with the airport that, while the crow flies, is about four miles away.
Must united, whose chief operating officer Collette Roche used to be director at the airport, continue with the plans, which must change.
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