Residents call for £1 ‘noise charge’ at Glasgow Airport
01.09.08
Passengers flying from Glasgow Airport should be made to pay £1 each in compensation to long-suffering residents living in the flight path, people in Clydebank have said. The Evening Times reports that they plan to seek compensation for what they called their ‘daily nightmare’.
The residents want a share of BAA profits - possibly coupled with the £1-per-passenger flyover charge - to be put into a community fund. If successful, it could result in upwards of £20,000 a month being raised for the community.
A 160-strong meeting of Clydebank East Community Council residents complained about the noise caused by aircraft coming in to land at Glasgow Airport. BAA Glasgow, however, insists its noise-managing measures exceed statutory obligations.
West of Scotland MSP Gil Paterson, who carried out a detailed noise survey, told the meeting he was pressing for regulation of Scotland's airports to bring them into line with England's. He also wants four local authorities - Glasgow, Renfrew, and East and West Dunbartonshire - to jointly buy a golden share' in any new business that bought Glasgow Airport, giving the public a voice on issues.
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