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Old 24th Jan 2016, 21:42
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by KelvinD
Speaking of Heathrow changes, did you see the recent news article about the residents of Henley moaning that far too many flights seem to be turning over their homes lately?
Originally Posted by HEATHROW DIRECTOR
Someone claimed that CPT departures made 180 degree turns over Henley! How they can publish such nonsense is beyond me.
I suspect both of the above relate to this BBC article

Henley-on-Thames residents challenge Heathrow aircraft noise - BBC News

in which the Henley MP says that "residents were not consulted over a trial that changed an aircraft route to go over Henley" and links that to the operational changes that NATS made last year to the "Compton Gate", used on the easterly CPT SID.
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