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Is This Plane Crazy? Man Who Lives near Busy Airport Complains to Them About Noise Twice a Day

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Tatjana Obrazcova
Country: United Kingdom

A man who lives near one of the country's busiest  airports complained 729 times about noise in just one year.

It means he logged a grievance about the constant din of jet engines, on average twice a day.

His dissatisfaction took the total number of noise complaints to 1,509 in 2013/14.

The previous year, there were 773.

This year, 2014/15, there have been 860 complaints.

The figures were revealed in a report covering Manchester Airport's responsibilities to its neighbours, reports the Manchester Evening News .

The airport has tried a range of tactics to cut down on noise pollution.

Over the last three years, bosses have handed out more than 837,000 pounds in sound insulation grants across all four airports operated by Manchester Airports Group.

Last year, bosses handed out 371, 540 pounds in sound insulation grants to 108 applicants.

In 2013/14, there were 59 totalling 218,292 pounds and 100 worth 247,198 pounds the previous year.

Complaints recorded came from residents in Greater Manchester who live under the flight path.

Earlier this week it was reported the country's third biggest airport hub is trying to tackle noise pollution by upping the number of planes which "glide" down to the runway from 20 miles away, while slowly "powering down" the engine.

A total of 89 percent of aircraft landed this way in 2014/15.

The figures were revealed in Manchester Airport's latest Corporate Responsibility Report.





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