Dr. Bennettasked the Secretary of State for Trade and Industry if he will give the identity of the regular flights which cross central London at low altitude and high and usually increasing power output every night at 0030 and 0630 hours, with consequences for those wishing to sleep.
§ Mr. Anthony GrantI regret that I have been unable to identify any regular flights of the kind described but the following westerly landings were made at Heathrow during a recent week at about the times given:
1st November None 2nd November 0631 B.O.A.C. VC10 3rd November None 4th November 0036 B.O.A.C. Boeing 707 0634 Air Canada DC8 0635 Pan Am Boeing 747 5th November 0033 K.L.M. DC9 0036 B.E.A. Vanguard 0038 Air Canada DC8 0040 Iberia DC9 0637 B.E.A. Vanguard 6th November 0033 B.E.A. Vanguard 0037 K.L.M. DC9 7th November 0037 B.E.A. Vanguard 0039 B.E.A. Vanguard