That's ridiculous ... If we were measuring noise per seat then the noisiest aircraft would likely be single seater's!
I live on an island, the other side of the island from the airport so don't often see nor hear the twice weekly ATR72 but when we do it's a kindly reminder that we are connected to civilisation.
Do we complain about any noise it may make whilst it's bringing in the tourists that we're making money from? ..... Well go figure.
