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London Luton Airport has changed a number of flight paths following a 15-week consultation. The airport, the fifth busiest in the
UK, says the new holding area and flightpaths 'simply and modernise' arrivals. However, a motion to Huntingdonshire District Council is calling on the authority to urge the airport to scrap the changes. The motion by Councillor Richard John West suggests that the council: "Notes the data collected by the National Air Traffic Service regarding the recent flight path changes at London Luton Airport. Notes the increased noise and pollution experienced by Huntingdonshire residents caused by descending aircraft. Read More:
Football match ban for teenager after pub brawl "Urges London Luton airport to abandon its recent flight path changes which have led to additional aircraft mileage above rural Huntingdonshire communities; and Requests that the Leadership write to the Civil Aviation Authority as part of their Post Implementation Review of flight path changes." A London Luton Airport spokesperson said: "The airspace change known as ‘London Luton Airport Arrivals’ was implemented on 24 February following a 15-week public consultation and approval from the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA). The new holding area and flight paths simplify and modernise the arrival routes into the UK’s fifth busiest airport and separate them from Stansted’s. Given the growth at both airports in recent years, separate arrival routes and a dedicated hold for each airport will ensure improved safety and help reduce delay. “We are in the final stage of the airspace change (Stage 7), known as the Post Implementation Review (PIR), which is a data collection period of 12-months after implementation. In this instance, the CAA has asked that NATS and London Luton Airport extend the data collection period until 22 September 2023 to inform the PIR analysis. The CAA believes that this extension will provide a more representative data set, as traffic is still not back to pre-pandemic levels. “During this period, a review of the airspace change is being carried out, and we collect data on aircraft tracks and altitude on the route and analyse expected flightpaths vs actual flightpaths. All complaints are logged and will form part of this analysis. Data gathering is ongoing and will be published after that analysis is complete. The CAA will then decide whether the airspace change met its objectives.” Huntingdonshire District Council will discuss the motion at its meeting on Wednesday, March 29. READ MORE: Shops and restaurants that have come and gone in Cambridge since lockdown RSPCA investigating after duck 'killed by young boy' in 'awful act of cruelty' Photos show Thriplow in full bloom as Daffodil Weekend returns to village Photos as Cambridge men and
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