Chris Grayling to reveal night flight ban at Heathrow airport as he puts third runway at the heart of Brexit plans
The Transport Secretary will kick start a 16-week public consultation on the £18 billion expansion
A NIGHT-FLIGHT ban at Heathrow will be unveiled by Chris Grayling tomorrow as he puts the third runway at the heart of the Brexit plan.
The Transport Secretary will kick start a 16-week public consultation on the £18 billion expansion.
And he will announce proposals for a six-and-a-half hour complete ban on flights at Britain’s biggest airport as part of the “mitigation measures” for locals.
Heathrow Airport also plans to pay 25 per cent above the market rate for homes that developers have to bulldoze and introduce noise caps.
Speaking tomorrow, Mr Grayling will say the expansion at Heathrow is critical for Britain as it opens a “new chapter” away from the EU.
He will say: “Aviation expansion provides us with a great opportunity to forge a new role in the world.
“We are determined to seize that opportunity and having the right infrastructure in place will allow us to build a more Global Britain.”
Currently Heathrow is restricted to just 5,800 night-time take offs and landings a year. There is also a night quota limit, which caps the amount of noise the airport can make at night.
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Under the consultation that begins today, the Government will keep open options over when the 6.5 hour night-flight ban will kick-in. Ministers also reiterated they “expect” Heathrow to add six new domestic routes - to Belfast, Liverpool, Newquay, Humberside, Prestwick and Durham Tees Valley.
The Government in October finally selected Heathrow as their preferred option for airport expansion after countless delays under former PM-David Cameron.
But while announcing the go-ahead for the third runway four months ago, Theresa May signalled a final decision wouldn’t be debated in Parliament until later this year at the earliest.