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Complaints soar over Heathrow runway trials
Thursday August 23, 2012
Concerns over increased aircraft noise due to a trial of new runway rules at Heathrow Airport are starting to soar, according to a prominent London council.
West London residents living under the Heathrow flight path are starting to voice more concerns over the current ‘Operational Freedoms’ trial which allows the airport's operator, BAA, to use runways simultaneously under certain circumstances.
Complaints soar over Heathrow runway trials - Hammersmith & Fulham
BAA is now conducting a flight pattern trial at Heathrow airport which means more planes can come into land over Wandsworth during half day ‘respite’ periods when residents would normally expect a break from overhead planes.
The 'operational freedoms' tests were approved by the Government but local councils were not given a say in the planning process.
Wandsworth Council - Noticed changes in aircraft noise?