5am: his home blasted by aircraft noise
Angry residents blasted aircraft noise from a sound system outside the home of BA boss Rod Eddington at 5am this morning. Campaigners against night flights paid an early morning visit to Rod Eddington’s home in the normally quiet Berkshire village of Shurlock Row. Their visit was timed to coincide with British Airways AGM which takes place today (1).
The protesters rigged up a sound system outside the BA Chief Executive’s two and a half million pound house and blasted out aircraft noise for 15 minutes. The campaigners, dressed in pyjamas, apologised to other residents of the village who came out of their homes to complain about the noise.
HACAN ClearSkies Chair, John Stewart, who accompanied the campaigners said, “Residents under the flight path wanted to say farewell to Rod Eddington by giving him a taste of his own medicine. The majority of night flights using Heathrow are operated by British Airways or one of its subsidiary companies. And BA is amongst the strongest supporters of night flights.”
Stewart added, “The campaigners have apologised to the other residents of the village who were woken up by the noise, but added the noise was less loud than the planes they have to put up with every night. Rod Eddington’s legacy to residents under the flight path has been one of countless sleepless nights.”
Notes for Editors
- The British Airways AGM is being held today (Tuesday19th July) at 11am in the Queen Elizabeth 11 Conference Centre in Westminster at 11am. It will be Rod Eddington’s last AGM. In a couple of month’s time he is standing down as BA’s Chief Executive to become a Transport Adviser to the Government.
For further information call John Stewart on 020 7737 6641 or 07957 385650.