HACAN, the campaign against aircraft noise, which represents residents under the Heathrow flight paths, has set a challenge for Noise Action Week, which runs from 23rd to 27th May. Continue reading “HACAN sets a Poser for Noise Action Week”
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BAA compensation scheme more generous than before but ‘will still leave a lot of people disappointed’
BAA Consult on compensation scheme Continue reading “BAA compensation scheme more generous than before but ‘will still leave a lot of people disappointed’”
Secretary of State condemns Labour’s Aviation White Paper as Government starts to draw up new transport policy
Secretary of State condemns Labour’s Aviation White Paper as Government starts to draw up new transport policy. Continue reading “Secretary of State condemns Labour’s Aviation White Paper as Government starts to draw up new transport policy”
The Choice for the Chilterns
50,000 planes a year over the Chilterns if a third runway ever went ahead. Continue reading “The Choice for the Chilterns”
Major New Night Flight’s Report finds night flight ban at Heathrow could benefit the economy
A major report launched in the House of Commons on 27th January 2011 at a meeting hosted by Zac Goldsmith MP shows that a ban on night flights at Heathrow before 6am could be expected to have overall benefits for the wider economy.
The new report, commissioned by HACAN from the respected Dutch economists CE Delft, has found that a night flight ban before 6am could benefit the national economy by as much as £860 million over a 10 year period.
The big savings would be in the monetary costs associated with sleep deprivation. Because of the huge number of people living under the Heathrow night flight path, these savings could be expected to outweigh any loss of income to the aviation industry.
CE Delft argues that the national economy would only be harmed if none of the passengers who currently arrive on the flights before 6am failed to transfer to flights arriving at other times. If that were to take place, the national economy could lose up to £35 million over a 10 year period, but the report states that the chances of that happening are “highly unlikely”.
John Stewart, Chair of HACAN, said, “We commissioned this report to test out the claims that a night flight ban would damage the economy. Its dramatic findings destroy the last remaining argument for night flights”.
The launch of the report marks the start of a campaign by HACAN to get a ban on night flights between 11pm and 6am when the new night flight regime is introduced in 2014.
Later this year the Government is expected to consult on a new night flight regime at Heathrow, Stansted and Gatwick. The current agreement with the airlines comes to an end in October 2014.
Read the full report : https://www.cedelft.eu/en/publications/1126/ban-on-night-flights-at-heathrow-airport
Victory Against All The Odds: how campaigners stopped the 3rd runway
The story of how the campaign to stop a third runway at Heathrow was won
Continue reading “Victory Against All The Odds: how campaigners stopped the 3rd runway”
New Study: aircraft noise disturbs people at lower levels than previously thought
Campaign group calls for flight path alternation to be extended to provide relief. Continue reading “New Study: aircraft noise disturbs people at lower levels than previously thought”
New Report reveals how aircraft noise has spread
“The plane traffic continues unabatedly. Strange as it sounds, but we are dreading the idea of living with open windows when summer approaches”.
And they live over 15 miles from Heathrow.
Read residents’ stories in PDF format: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Flight-Path-stories.pdf
Aircraft Noise: no longer just a West London problem
A briefing by HACAN on why was launched at a meeting hosted by London Assembly member Val Shawcross at City Hall. Read it http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/HACAN-Briefing.pdf
New Report reveals how aircraft noise has spread.
“The plane traffic continues unabatedly. Strange as it sounds, but we are dreading the idea of living with open windows when summer approaches”. And they live over 15 miles from Heathrow.
Read more of the residents’ stories: http://hacan.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2014/06/Flight-Path-stories.pdf
Living under a flight path can give you a heart attack
A new study has found that living under a flight path increases the risk of a getting heart attack. Continue reading “Living under a flight path can give you a heart attack”