Transport Minister Derek Twigg today announced that night-time movements limits at Heathrow to apply from October 2006 to October 2012 will not increase above existing limits.
Making the announcement to Parliament, Mr Twigg said:
"We have been considering the responses to the consultation on night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports and will announce our final conclusions by the end of the month. However, in order to remove uncertainty on an element which has given rise to concerns, I have decided not to increase night-time movements limits at Heathrow during the period 2006-2012."
The stage 2 consultation paper on night flying restrictions to apply from October 2006 at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted was launched on 10 June 2005. It set out a proposed night noise regime to October 2012. At Heathrow it invited views on a proposal that the movements limits could be increased slightly if associated with reductions in noise quota per movement.
Making the announcement to Parliament, Mr Twigg said:
"We have been considering the responses to the consultation on night flying restrictions at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted airports and will announce our final conclusions by the end of the month. However, in order to remove uncertainty on an element which has given rise to concerns, I have decided not to increase night-time movements limits at Heathrow during the period 2006-2012."
The stage 2 consultation paper on night flying restrictions to apply from October 2006 at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted was launched on 10 June 2005. It set out a proposed night noise regime to October 2012. At Heathrow it invited views on a proposal that the movements limits could be increased slightly if associated with reductions in noise quota per movement.
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