Localiser Green
In 1972 the number of people affected by aircraft noise around Heathrow was 2,000,000. Today only 400,000 are affected, a fifth of the original total.
They've never had it so good.
What utter nonsense. IF less people are now affected, does that mean that the people who are still affected have less noise? fewer aircraft? Even if the aircraft are getting quieter, the sheer numbers have increased. The big row at the moment is about night flights, and the apparently elastic definition of "night" and the increased numbers of flights very late at night and very early in the morning
Also, you have quoted numbers of people affected NOT the amount of noise....
I am not an anti noise campaigner, I can't stand the likes of HACAN. My original plea was to have a sensible debate about airports without it turning into a "they bought the houses so stuff them" debate.
shall we try?