NEW FLIGHT PATHSAND

STANSTED SECOND RUNWAY

PRESENTATION TO

STANSTEAD ABBOTTS PARISH COUNCIL

17 JULY 2008

New Flight Paths

• Overview and changes proposed

• Impact on Stanstead Abbotts

• Noise disturbance

• NATS consultation

Overview of TCN and Changes Proposed (1)

• TCN region over 12 million people across five counties

• Changes out to 2014

• Effects arrival routes, holds and departure routes

• Airlines are NATS customers and major shareholders

Overview of TCN and Changes Proposed (2)

• Heathrow, Stansted, Luton, London City, Northolt + smaller airports and military airfields

• Not all routes are being changed

• Excludes Stansted 2nd runway

• First phase of plans out to 2030 to align with ATWP

TCN Region

One Day’s Flight Paths through TCN in 2006

Tranquility Map 2006

Tranquility Map with Departures and Arrivals

Impact on Stanstead Abbotts

• New Stansted easterly arrival route• New Luton departure routes• New Northolt departure routes• Concentration on route centrelines• Overflying less densely populated

areas

Current Stansted Easterly Arrivals

Proposed Stansted Easterly Arrivals

Proposed Stansted Easterly Arrivals

STANSTEDMOUNTFITCHET

BISHOP’S STORTFORD

Current Luton Easterly Departures to SE

Proposed Luton Easterly Departures to SE

Summary of impact on Stanstead Abbotts

• Stansted arrival change beneficial

• Luton and Northolt change slightly beneficial

• Overall beneficial with traffic at current levels

Noise Disturbance (1)

• Noise impact defined by number of people affected rather than amount of noise they are exposed to

• Routes moved to less densely populated areas

• Current tranquil areas will suffer from more noise

Noise Disturbance (2)

• Measured by Lmax levels• But aircraft numbers and duration

important factors• Aircraft noise has low frequency and

tonal characteristics which increase annoyance

• Low background noise environment

Equivalent Lmax Levels

NATS Consultation

• Closed on 19 June 2008• Results published on 22 July• Implemented April 2009 onwards• Can still write to CAA• Copy your MP

Stansted Second Runway

Maximum use of R1

• BAA wants increase from 25 to 35 mppa• Flights increase from 550 to 700 per day• Could eventually be 45 or 50 mppa• Awaiting Govt decision• Delayed since BAA admitted understating

pollution and road traffic impacts• AND passenger numbers are now falling

Second Runway

• Before R1 decided, BAA lodged R2 application

• Will be called in for Public Inquiry • Starts next year and last 12+ months• Inspector submits report in 2010• Government decision in 2011

Second Runway

• Massive 2½ square mile land grab + more for buffer zone

• Destruction of 73 homes including 13 listed buildings

• Triple the passengers to 68 million• Flights increase from 550 to 1380 per day• Extra 11 million tonnes air pollution per

year

Hertford East Train Services

• Currently basic service 2 trains/hour (3/hour peak) suffering high levels of overcrowding

• Particularly Liverpool Street service since some now have Stratford as destination

• STEX services with 4 trains/hour eat up capacity• Network Rail looking at longer trains and

additional tracks• BAA assume airport rail work complete end-2017

Without better services before airport expansion, Hertford East service will get worse

All UK wind farms save 4½ million tonnes per year

Only equates to ⅔ year full use of existing runway

Opposition to Second Runway

• Parish, District, County Councils• East of England Regional Authority• MPs and MEPs• Conservation Groups• SSE’s 7,000 members• Local communities

What you can do

• Respond to R2 consultation to Uttlesford District Council by 26 September

• Copy your MP

• Support SSE

• R2 is not inevitable – WE CAN WIN

Airport expansion=

more noise+

more CO2 emissions

Root Cause

QUESTIONS AND

ANSWERS