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Night flight limits maintained for 12 months
Existing controls on night flights at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted are to be maintained for a year to allow for a consultation process.
Aviation minister Karen Black announced that the current night flying regime at the three London area airports would stay in place until October 2006.
This would allow for the second stage of government consultation into night flight restrictions to be conducted.
Black said: “I look particularly to the industry to provide any evidence supporting the economic case for night flights.”
The consultation process – which runs until September – will cover the possibility of extending a current night quota period to cover from 23.00 to 07.00. The document proposes that night flying restrictions should continue to be based on aircraft movements limits and a ‘quota count classification system’, as at present.
The minister said: “We have concluded that it is necessary to continue the existing controls for a further 12 months. This will give us time to consult widely over the next three months about the measures we are proposing and to consider the responses to the consultation before taking decisions about the next six-year period.
“I urge everyone with a view about night flights at the three London airports to read the consultation document and send us ther comments.”
She she was looking for feedback to allow the government to come to a “fair and balanced” decision on the package of controls.
Report by Phil Davies
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