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Air traffic controllers say they want to change the way in which aircraft queue to land at Heathrow and Gatwick, to give priority to passengers with connecting flights.
Laura Trant reports:
"The current stacking system works on a first come, first served basis. That's what air traffic controllers want to change. They're proposing aircraft queue in a bigger loop at the same altitude until the controllers call them in to land.
The National Air Traffic Control Service said planes with passengers needing connecting flights would jump that queue. NATS said they hoped the reduction in aircraft over one area would mean less noise pollution, and the current system was outdated.
Campaigners say there would be a rise in the number of residents affected by noise because the holding pattern would cover a bigger area. The proposals are part of plans to improve aircraft access to Heathrow and Gatwick. A public consultation could begin next year."