The 2M Group: against Heathrow expansion
All day flights on existing runways
2M welcomed the January 2009 change of heart on runway alternation. This was a major victory for the campaign.
The Group had forecast that any decision to seek maximum use of runways through mixed mode operations (where each runway is used for both landings and take-offs) could in time have led to an additional 170,000 flights a year.
However without legal force the promise to retain runway alternation may come under pressure in the future.
The impact for many people would then be all-day flights and all-day noise. The current relief provided at 3pm when aircraft switch runways will be lost.
The maps below show the likely effects on different communities if the current decison to keep runway alternation is reversed.
Hoping for a quiet half day?
This is dependent on the current practice of runway alternation where planes use different runways for landings and take-offs.
Find out the weekly schedules for Heathrow arrivals.
