"...Infratil is looking to introduce a formal noise quota system. This is used by many UK Airports including...Bristol...."
Some information for you on how the noise quota system 'restricts' night flying at Bristol.
Night Flights
Bristol International Airport has operational hours of 7am to 11pm set by local planning requirements, but in fact its main operations start at 6am. A noise quota counts plane movements between 11:30pm and 6am.
In summer 2008 there were 2320 night flights over 209 days, an average of over 11 per night. Of these 1830 (79%) were arrivals and 491 were departures (21%). Note that this does not count helicopters, small aircraft, or some non-commercial flights. The worst night had 25 flights.
Over the past few years, night flights in the winter season have typically been around 900, making a total of around 3200 per year.
BIA has proposed a new cap on night movements of 4500 per year. This is 40% above the numbers seen in recent years. Most of the growth in night flights has been during the summer months, so it is likely that the 4500 flights would be split 1000 for the winter and 3500 for the summer, representing more than a 50% growth in summer night flights – just when sleep is more difficult and windows are open.
From the 2008 summer data, the times of night of such flights were:
BIA Summer 2008 night flights
There is no period of the night clear from flights, and the real departure schedule starts at 5am.
It has been argued that these flights are due to charter operators using cheap slots or due to unexpected delays, but in fact 31% were easyJet, 10% were Ryanair, and further flights are likely for the other scheduled carriers, and the same flights arrive at the same late time on a regular basis.
The busiest weeks had 100 night flights, or 14 per night. BIA's plans imply this growing to 150 flights in the worst weeks, or 21 per night, every night.
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25 comments:
Looks like you've silenced the Pro-Brigade with these last 2 posts.
Have you sent copies to all of the councillors, head-teachers etc?
Silenced....no you've just bored them and they are getting on with their lives .
I agree 17:13. We aren't Bristol...so an irrelevent posting I feel....yawn.
Borrrrrrring !
When smeggers comes up with something worth arguing against I might make the effort to post a bit more, but his posts just spout out the same old rubbish time and time again.
So long as you're the voice of the Pro-Brigade, STL, we'll stick to facts and you can stick to cartoons that show yours and your colleagues' real attitude towards the people of Ramsgate.
.......yawn
17.51. You have hit the nail on the head. We are not bristol so why have the council visited them on their quest to find out about the effects night noise will have on thanets population.
Looney can't argue with facts. Night time flying quotas mean flying through the night.
16.03 all in good time
Boring boring boring! if you don't like the aiport MOVE BACK!
The 'pro' brigade appear to lack the attention span required to grasp an understanding of the situation.
The 'anti' brigade appear to lack the understanding required to grasp the situation.
The Fire Brigade support the airport that has been here since 1915
SO IF YOU DON'T LIKE OUR LOCAL AIRPORT - GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM!
The 'pro-noise/screw-Ramsgate duffers are so parochial. I wonder what other nasty little attitudes they're hiding.
Can you provide an actual statement and name of these supporters in the fire-brigade?
Thought not.
Stop the loonies blog is popular with the KIA firefighters. FACT.
Referendum. Let the people decide, for or against.
"Referendum. Let the people decide, for or against"
If you just ask Ramsgatonians, most will be against...but most potential users aren't in Ramsgate. Ask all potential airport users of Thanet or kent and Ramsgatonian nimbys will be vastly outvoted. Hard to choose who to ask for opinions.
Most potential 'users' aren't even in the UK you Muppet!
It's a cargo operation...remember?
Also, 'KIA Firefighters' are Pro.
Perhaps you should get the KIA cleaners to come out in support.
Doh, try harder...
Lets have a referendum on whether people that were born in Thanet should be allowed to vote in a referendum.
Lets also have a referendum on whether we should keep the TV licence and another referendum on making beer cheaper!
"Without us Thanet would be nothing. The locals can make do with low paid work - thats all they are good for."
You'll not be making many friends on this blog with that attitude!
Have we had a statement of support from the political wing of the KIA Cleaning & Maintenance squadron yet?
Furthermore,that was a bit harsh Essex boy. You're not the type we want associated with us DFL's. It's vulgar to talk about money even though I'm almost certainly richer than yow!)
I expect you knew Jade Goody.
yes, such vulgar comments not welcome hence deleted.
anon 18:08
You seem to have grasped the nub of the matter: the (dubious) benefits of the airport are not accrued by those paying the costs.
Crikey, we *do* understand each other. What a breakthrough.
Now we agree on that perhaps we can move the debate on.
I suggest that the situation is unjust. Any agreement there?
Fellow S.M.E.G. members, I'm starting a new group called Stop High-Speed 1 Train (S.H.1.T.). Please support us, we don't need these noisy trains (let Margate suffer instead!).
SH1T, I suggest you speak to Spillet of the Gazette or Matt B.
Both seem troubled by the trains.
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