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Night flights at Heathrow “could triple”
The number of night-time and “early-hours” flights at Heathrow airport could triple, in a revision of rules governing night services.
According to The Times, the Government has admitted that the number of flights could increase sharply from next October, as part of a deal that could see the noisiest aircraft banned from the airport.
Presently, just 16 flights are allowed to leave of arrive at the airport between 11.30pm and 6am, with most of those services taking place between 4.30am and 6am.
One option being considered, The Times reports, is to increase the number of flights but to restrict them to more modern, quieter jets, such as Airbus A340s, rather than older, noisier Boeing 747s.
But pressure groups are unimpressed; John Steward, of ClearSkies, told the newspaper: “It is a con trick to argue that quieter jets means an increase in night flights doesn’t matter. Medical research shows that night flights damage people’s health because they cannot get a good night’s sleep. Increasing the number of flights will make it harder to remain asleep for any reasonable period.”
A Department for Transport spokesman is quoted as saying: “We will consult on a proposal for a new night flights movement limit early in the new year. It could be more than 16 a year but it’s highly unlikely it would get anywhere near to 50.”
Report by Tim Gillett, News From Abroad Ltd
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