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Government launches consultation into “vital” UK night flight regime
Last week, the Department for Transport launched a consultation into proposed changes to the current night flight regime at Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted, London’s three biggest airports.
The new regime, which would take effect from October 2025, proposes continuing with the current quotas for the number of daily flights that can take off between 11.30pm and 6am.
“We believe the existing restrictions on night flights are sufficient to meet the new night-time noise abatement objective,” said the DfT.
“Therefore, while we await further evidence, we now propose to keep movement limits and noise quota limits the same for the next regime, with the possible exception of Stansted.”
Launching the consultation, the government has also been clear that “night flights are a vital part of global aviation and provide significant economic benefit to the UK, helping keep the flow of people, goods and services moving and supporting thousands of jobs as a result.”
It also states that “as new technology continues to transform and innovate the aviation industry, aircraft are becoming quieter and will be less intrusive.”
Logistics UK is calling for additional night flight capacity at airports without curfews to support the UK’s trade ambitions.
We will be responding to the consultation, which closes on 22 May.
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Published On: 29/02/2024 14:00:00
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