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Old 11th May 2016, 19:38
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DaveReidUK
 
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Originally Posted by Bagso
Whilst I'm no fan of Heathrow but trying to remain impartial I would have thought limiting arrivals from Asia to a later time would be commercially quite toxic?
JH-K explains that the reason for those early-morning landings is so that Chinese businessmen can arrive from Shanghai(?) and Hong Kong in time to catch the 07:10 flight to Newcastle and do a full day's work there:

Heathrow Airport Vows To Ban Night Flights
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