London City Airport asked to pause expansion over aviation noise fears

London City Airport asked to pause expansion over aviation noise fears

Ministers approved a proposal to increase the airport's annual passenger capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million in 2024

Further assessments needed on London City Airport expansion, says London Assembly member

In 2024 ministers greenlit a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year, reports Kumail Jaffer, Local Democracy Reporter A plane taking off from London City Airport London City Airport’s expansion should be paused until “robust, independent real-world assessments” are undertaken to see how local communities will be affected, a London Assembly member has said. In 2024 ministers greenlit a proposal to increase ca…

London City Airport expansion 'should be paused to protect residents' - The Greenwich Wire

Plans to expand London City Airport should be put on hold until “robust, independent real-world assessments” have been carried out to see how residents will be affected, according to a London Assembly member. Two years ago the government approved a proposal to increase capacity from 6.5 million to 9 million passengers a year by putting […] The post London City Airport expansion ‘should be paused to protect residents’ appeared first on The Greenw…