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The Cranford Agreement was removed by Labour’s Geoff Hoon years ago(#). 09L deps only (##) happen in the overnight period on the standard runway rotation published on the website, winds permitting. Daily 09L deps on a BAU basis are sub-par against target dep rate due to the lack of space abeam the 500s at the moment and more runway holds required (###)further developments were put on hold awaiting the decision on R3.
(#) 2010. (##) I am concentrating on 09L arrivals for 19hrs continually. (###) they were in the plans so why submit that were not suitable or correct.
Heathrow submitted plans to Hillingdon council, they were rejected, they went to appeal and they were granted. They then waited nearly 5 months and publicly declared they would not go ahead and absorb the plans into R3. This has saved them substantial money and delayed any respite for those living under the easterly patterns until minimum 2026. It also withdraws any noise over Cranford residents who would be aghast at the new noise footprint, which they will from both 09L and R3 in future.