Areas near Heathrow suffer more noise despite claims of quieter planes
by Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent from on (#RD2Z)
Huge aircraft such as Airbus A380 are now flying lower out of airport, independent study finds, creating higher level of disturbance
Low-flying "super-jumbo" passenger planes have increased noise for some communities around Heathrow, an independent study has shown.
Research by PA Consulting, commissioned by Heathrow, confirmed complaints from residents that more planes were being concentrated on a flight path over Twickenham and Teddington, in the London borough of Richmond, with greatest disruption late at night and early in the morning.
