This letter was published in todays Edinburgh Evening News.
It is full of inaccuracies so perhaps someone from EGPH would like to write a rebuttal. E-mail address is
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Planes too low
EASYJET enjoys too many routes over Edinburgh. Along with other airlines, easyJet often flies unnecessarily over Edinburgh city centre at low altitude.
While this is a safety issue, especially during these times of increased terrorist threats, there are also long-term issues of noise and fuel pollution, both from jet engine exhaust and surplus fuel dumping.
Your readers may not know that incoming flights are not tied to a strictly prescribed route - unlike departing flights - and that they are given free rein by Edinburgh air traffic control to choose their own approach into the airport, within a dictated track.
It seems difficult to obtain statistics, but the feeling is that budget airlines, in particular, are prone to literally cut corners to make up time, rather than taking the more leisurely, traditional route over the Firth of Forth.
Harald Tobermann, Chairman, Pilrig Residents Association, Pilrig Street, Edinburgh