The campaign against the third runway at Heathrow has kicked off today. Campaigners have reacted with anger and disbelief to the news, leaked today (1), that the Airports Commission Interim Report, to be published on 17th December, favours two more runways at Heathrow. Continue reading “Campaigners furious Davies favours two new runways at Heathrow”
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New study links aircraft noise from Heathrow to increased risk of heart disease and strokes
A new study, to be published tomorrow, has found that deaths from stroke, heart and circulatory disease are 20% higher in areas with high levels of aircraft noise than in places with the least noise (1). Continue reading “New study links aircraft noise from Heathrow to increased risk of heart disease and strokes”
Third Runway would kill historic opportunity to improve noise climate for Heathrow residents
A short report released today by campaign group HACAN claims that a third runway at Heathrow would kill off an historic opportunity to improve the noise Continue reading “Third Runway would kill historic opportunity to improve noise climate for Heathrow residents”
Response to Airport Commission Consultation on noise 2013:
Response to first Airports Commission Consultation 2013:
Revealed: Heathrow Airport to submit plans for third runway south west of the airport
Heathrow Airport (formerly known as BAA) wants to see a third runway built close to the village of Stanwell Moor, just south-west of the exiting airport (1). Continue reading “Revealed: Heathrow Airport to submit plans for third runway south west of the airport”
Transport Select Committee’s call for a third runway at Heathrow branded ‘predicable’
The call by the Transport Select Committee in its report, to be published tomorrow (1), for a third and possibly fourth runway at Heathrow has been branded by campaigners as ‘utterly predicable’. Continue reading “Transport Select Committee’s call for a third runway at Heathrow branded ‘predicable’”
Major new aviation report argues “claims about the economic benefits of connectivity are not founded on solid evidence”
A major new report, launched today in the House of Commons, challenges the view that improved international air connectivity will necessarily bring significant benefits to the UK economy (1). Continue reading “Major new aviation report argues “claims about the economic benefits of connectivity are not founded on solid evidence””
Major new report casts doubts on benefits of Heathrow expansion
22nd April 2013
A new report, commissioned by HACAN, WWF and the RSPB, launched on 22nd April 2013 from the Dutch consultants CE Delft casts doubt on the benefits of Heathrow expansion.
In particular it argues that the ‘claims about the economic benefits of connectivity are not founded on solid evidence.’
https://www.cedelft.eu/en/publications/1363/the-economics-of-airport-expansion
Short Haul Flights: still clogging Heathrow’s runways
A new study from HACAN reveals that nine out the ten top destinations served by Heathrow are short haul. Only one, New York, is long haul.
The rest are European or British destinations. New York, with 61 flights a day, tops the table. It is followed by Dublin, Amsterdam, Frankfurt, Paris and Edinburgh. The study comes seven years after a similar one published by HACAN in 2006. That study placed Paris top of the league. However flights to the French capital have fallen dramatically since Eurostar has taken off – down from 60 a day to 35. And Brussels flights have decreased from 30 to 19
To read the full report: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Short-haul-flights-Still-Clogging-up-Heathrows-Runways.pdf