London City Airport loses bid to overturn Saturday flight restrictions - but passenger cap raised

[@TysonIke]

Anyone with a brain would realize that airport expansion would reduce emissions. By not expanding it the flights will just go to other airports further away. Adding more ground transport emissions. This situation is like trying to dam a river with pebbles

[@Bungle-UK]

Same with Heathrow…..extra runways will reduce the need to fly in circles in holding stacks.

[@d4v1do]

They’re all full mate😂😂

[@HavCal]

​@@Bungle-UKThis is just like the expensive natural gasses and fossil fuels in the UK. We don't want to make our own, to "stay green" whilst importing it for a higher cost from other countries.

[@funny7]

The UK delaying expanding airports is yet another example the decline of this country. We're slowly destroying our economy bit by bit. Very sad to see.

[@PJH13]

This isn't delaying an expansion like at LHR, flight movements are being increased quite a bit, just not on Saturday afternoons.

[@funny7]

@@PJH13 yeah i just mean, we need more flights across the board, what we dont do others will. we either build the airports and control the skies or others will, this isn't being green, its losing control.

[@PJH13]

@@funny7 Yh, I agree it'd deluded to think it'll have any effect on emissions. Same situation as blocking new North Sea Oil tbh. I think this decision was more about noise though which is fair given its location

[@funny7]

@@PJH13 exactly, North Sea oil is digging our own grave

[@Bungle-UK]

Exactly….London is the single biggest air market on earth and expanding capacity will drive economic growth.

[@stuartwood5448]

Next move is to grant Heathrow a third runway

[@bbrosse5599]

I live in the London City airport neighborhood, and the noise pollution is noticeable in the evening rush hour when aircraft take off westward. They tend to take off eastward in the morning, which doesn't affect anyone, and landings aren't particularly noisy. However, the type of aircraft makes a big difference: Embraer E190 are terrible, while the A220 is rather quiet. The expansion should only be granted on the basis of phasing out the Embraer aircraft, but it doesn't seem to be the case.

[@TysonIke]

The E190 is an old 2006 design and Embraer now has the E190-E2. The E2 is the same plane but with the quieter engines of the A220.

[@tommytse23]

Maybe they should do aircraft test, and limit the noisy planes. They can do that, and only let certain planes within certain dB to be operatable in the region?

[@alacarte5073]

I live on britania village just under the path. Planes do not bother me. I just pray one won't appear on my back garden just like Brazil 😢

[@TheQuestionTheAnswer]

I live in the vicinity of LCA - it's a great airport and I'm never bothered by the noise.

[@Evemeister12]

Putting an airport in the middle of a city is rather a foolish thing to do in the first place.

[@Bungle-UK]

Good news….London is the biggest air market on the planet. Expanding capacity will drive economic growth.

[@UserAK89]

This country needs to back off with rising prices! Literally making life so hard for people!!

[@alacarte5073]

I live on britania village under the path and I have NO issues. Just hope. They get rid off the E190, Dash and ATR.

[@DrMyEyes]

The issue should not be "Why we can't do this", it should be, "How can we do this?" Is the noise pollution a problem? Yes. Is the air pollution a problem? Yes. Problems can be overcome. If it is worth doing and easily done, everyone would be doing it. So it's time we ask those in power to do something difficult and do something great for us. Doing great things is not easy, but great things can be done.

[@eckie4679]

The greatest thing they could do is say enough’s enough. Caving in to demands for more and more flights is crazy. We should be doing less flying.

[@alacarte5073]

A pity about the Saturday flights.

[@texasabbott]

The airport can take more passengers with existing number of slots by jointly completing the takeoff, landing and steep-approach certification of the A220-300 with Airbus.

[@raytheonbuna1021]

Hang on, did I just hear Sir Keir Starmer say "the big ones: coal; steam; oil and gas" Steam, yeah it's a...big problem. Well, we've just got to transition away from steam.....

[@blakelockridge6145]

Maybe ppl leaving close to the airport may wear earplugs at night to reduce inconvenience…

[@mellymoo_eats]

I live near City Airport and the noise to annoying! I work night shifts, so coming home to get some sort of sleep for the next night shift is pretty hard to come by.

[@Bungle-UK]

So don’t live near an airport then 🤷‍♂️

[@RA-wp6th]

@@Bungle-UK Stop being so ignorant. A lot of affordable housing and other housing schemes, are located near airports. Also, London city airport is located near the University of East London. If it was as simple as “just don’t live there”, no one would live there. There is a reason people are living near airports. Most people would end up moving away as soon as they have the means to.

[@alacarte5073]

I hVe no issues living by City airport

[@alacarte5073]

U knew there was an airport there b4 u moved in right?

[@rikamunchenmartins2235]

🙌🙌🙌

[@kuba_t11]

why should 2.5 million more people not be able to travel through LCY just because a small group of green campaigners started crying. pretty uneducated. sad world we live in.

[@seanryan3837]

Less sleep for all of us on the flight path. Are they going to play for the double glazing ?😠

[@harryjs2000]

Don't buy a house on a flight path

[@eckie4679]

@@harryjs2000unhelpful comment.

[@SB5v]

Wouldn't have thought the flight path for London City would be too bad since they have to take off and land at such sharp angle? Assume they are flying a lot higher than for Heathrow Gatwick etc

[@eckie4679]

I admire London putting restrictions on night and weekend flying. In the regional airports such as Edinburgh where I live they have virtually 24/7 flying including some ridiculous slots like Belfast and Dublin arrivals after 1 am. Commerce has trumped people’s right to get a good night’s sleep and it’s getting worse 😡

[@fabianperez9937]

No consideration for air pollution, shame

[@Bungle-UK]

Yawn. Who cares?

[@tommytse23]

I wonder if there are pollution free planes?

[@tommytse23]

Well, I don't mind having more flights (maybe few more flights per day is ok during the day). Nothing at night please. The planes are loud, and think how many people are living and working in Canary.

[@gregsullivan7408]

And so the scourge of perpetual population growth continues.....

[@eckie4679]

Totally agree.