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Old Aug 19, 2024 | 1:35 pm
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octarine
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Originally Posted by South London Bon Viveur
I live very near City in the flight path and even allowing for the fact that I am an avgeek I find the airplane noise less intrusive than road traffic and the DLR.

However, with the existing infrastructure LCY seems to be more or less at capacity- I certainly don't think it can comfortably handle many more, so if this "expansion" does not also involve some expansion of security, immigration and waiting areas, then I can see it becoming less and less attractive to use.
I paddle at the dock just opposite LCY. The difference in the noise from an E195 compared to the A220 is really significant up-close. The Airbuses were much quieter at take-off. Could have been a factor of loads on those routes - more data needed to be sure.
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