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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Gwyn Topham Transport correspondent

UK aviation reforms could sideline public input over flight paths, campaigners warn

A British Airways plane flying over the houses near Heathrow airport
Changes could mean noise impacts are no longer prioritised on flight paths above 4,000 feet, where the current minimum is 7,000. Photograph: NurPhoto/Getty Images

Aviation campaigners have warned that communities risk being locked out of decisions about new flight paths as the government accelerates reforms that will allow a third runway at Heathrow to go ahead.

Airspace around the UK will be reconfigured as part of a long-running modernisation process to allow planes to fly more efficiently and minimise delays, and the London airport has said progress in this area is essential for its expansion.

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