§ Mr. Marshall-AndrewsTo ask the Secretary of State for Transport how many and what proportion of night flights into Heathrow operated on(a) a westerly and (b) an easterly flightpath (i) in 2001, (ii) in 2002 and (iii) between January and August 2003. [138701]
§ Dr. HowellsThe number and proportion of aircraft landing at night between 11:00 p.m. and 7:00a.m. on westerly and easterly flightpaths in each period was:
Movements westerly
Proportion westerly
(percentage)
Movements easterly
Proportion easterly
(percentage)
2001 16,612 72 6,460 28 2002 18,095 69 8,129 31 January– August 2003 9,373 64 5,282 36