London: Air India flights landing in Britain's biggest airport will now have to watch out how noisy their aircraft are. Heathrow has become the first major airport that has decided to name and shame noisy airlines.
A new "Fly Quiet" scheme will rank airlines on the amount of noise their engines make. Airlines with loudest engines will have to pay a hefty fine.
Heathrow is the UK's only international hub airport, handling nearly 70 million passengers a year, and connecting the UK to 183 destinations around the world in 90 different countries. Aircraft noise is a significant issue for local residents living nearby.
European research shows that around 6% of people are "highly annoyed" by road traffic noise above 55 decibel while a higher proportion - between 10-28% - are highly annoyed by aircraft. Heathrow officials said, "This shows that noise from aircraft is seen as more disturbing."
06/06/13 Kounteya Sinha/Times of India
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A new "Fly Quiet" scheme will rank airlines on the amount of noise their engines make. Airlines with loudest engines will have to pay a hefty fine.
Heathrow is the UK's only international hub airport, handling nearly 70 million passengers a year, and connecting the UK to 183 destinations around the world in 90 different countries. Aircraft noise is a significant issue for local residents living nearby.
European research shows that around 6% of people are "highly annoyed" by road traffic noise above 55 decibel while a higher proportion - between 10-28% - are highly annoyed by aircraft. Heathrow officials said, "This shows that noise from aircraft is seen as more disturbing."
06/06/13 Kounteya Sinha/Times of India
