On Martin Linton's official web site there's a story about government plans to reduce night flights to and from Heathrow.
Martin Linton is quoted as saying:
This reduction will be a blessed relief to many people in Battersea who have their sleep disrupted by night flights. I should have preferred a sharper reduction in the noise limits, in fact I should have preferred a complete ban on night-flights. But at least the airlines have been told that they have to reduce night-flight noise.
The Government has also announced a ban on aircraft above 96 decibels, such as DC10s, taking off or landing before 6 am. This formalises a voluntary ban that the airlines were already operating at Heathrow.
The Government has also announced a change in the noise-bands which ensures that quieter aircraft, such as the Airbus A319, will be covered by the night-flight limits. A new noise band, known as Quota Count 0.25, will apply to aircraft which typically generate 84-87 decibels on arrival such as the A319.
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