Flight path changes still being considered
02.10.08
Controversial proposals to change the flight paths out of Luton Airport and other airports in the South East are still being considered, after a public consultation revealed huge opposition to plans, Dunstable Today reports.
If implemented, the proposals for departing westerly flights would see flight paths concentrated over Caddington and Slip End, rather than over a wider area. National Air Traffic Services (NATS), the company proposing the changes, says it is looking at further options for Luton Airport's departures affecting Caddington and Slip End, and there may need to be another consultation.
Of the thousands of people who responded to the company's consultation earlier this year, 86% were opposed to the plans, mainly because of the increase in noise they would cause in rural areas.
Pete Whysall, head of airspace development at NATS, told the newspaper: 'We said no changes would be implemented before March 2009; that timescale assumed we would be in a position to submit an airspace change proposal to the CAA this month, which is no longer the case given the feedback evaluation is still underway.'
'We will take as long as is necessary to give full consideration to the feedback from the consultation. We will undertake further consultation if required.'
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