Protest over Luton Airport flightpath changes
12.05.08
A protest was held in a village over the weekend against plans to change aircraft routes in and out of Luton Airport. The National Air Traffic Service (NATS), who have suggested the changes, say they will benefit people across the region.
Villagers living in Caddington and Slip End in Bedfordshire say they will have to put up with more flights and noise if plans to change the flightpath are approved. The residents, who protested in Caddington on Saturday, say they mean an aircraft will fly over their homes every four minutes.
Margaret Moran, MP for South Luton, has been campaigning against the plans. She said: ‘We've got the Bedfordshire and Hertfordshire MPs affected by this on board, Luton council is against it and I believe Luton Airport will shortly come out against it.'
‘We want to show that Luton and the surrounding areas is a good place to live - and that all the investment is worthwhile - but unless we get rid of this plan all that will be blighted.’
NATS says redrawing the map will allow aircraft to avoid as many towns and villages as possible and that it will reduce by almost a fifth the number of people living under the departure flight path at Luton. Once the consultation period closes, the Civil Aviation Authority will then decide whether the changes can go ahead.
For more information visit www.consultation.nats.co.uk.
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