29.03.08
A petition has been launched calling for tighter restrictions on night flights from East Midlands Airport. The online petition on the 10 Downing Street website was created by Steve Charlish, the chairman of campaign group DEMAND (Demand East Midlands Airport is Now Designated).
The petition was launched after statistics released last week revealed that the airport had more night-time flights last year than Gatwick and Heathrow combined. During 2007 there were 19,888 flights from East Midlands between 23:00 and 07:00. At Heathrow, there were 6238, while at Gatwick there were 12,909 (both figures taken from 23:30 to 06:00, and so not exactly comparable, as the airports have different definitions of 'night').
Mr Charlish said the night flights do not just keep people awake, they also damage their health by causing stress and depression, according to a recent study. He has called for East Midlands Airport to be designated in the same way that the London airports are. This will mean that the airport's night flights control by Government enforced regulations.
You can find the petition at http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/peacefulnight/. So far 51 people have signed it.
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