{"id":5667,"date":"2015-08-11T12:46:37","date_gmt":"2015-08-11T11:46:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/?p=5667"},"modified":"2015-08-11T12:46:37","modified_gmt":"2015-08-11T11:46:37","slug":"heathrow-airport-to-introduce-steeper-approaches-for-planes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/english.thesunrisetoday.com\/index.php\/heathrow-airport-to-introduce-steeper-approaches-for-planes\/","title":{"rendered":"Heathrow airport to introduce steeper approaches for planes"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"British<\/a>London\u2019s Heathrow Airport is to introduce steeper approaches for aircraft coming in to land in a bid to ease noise for local residents, it said Monday.
\nPlanes at Europe\u2019s busiest airport currently descend at an angle of three degrees on their final approach. But from September 14, an angle of 3.2 degrees will be introduced on a trial basis until mid-March next year.
\n\u201cThe steeper the angle, the less time an aircraft spends at low altitudes, which means that fewer people should be affected by higher levels of noise,\u201d airport authorities explained in a briefing document.
\n\u201cThe trial will assess the operational and noise implications of slightly steeper approaches.\u201d
\nIt comes as Prime Minister David Cameron\u2019s government considers whether to approve a third runway at Heathrow or expand air capacity in southeast England at another airport such as London Gatwick. A decision is expected by the end of the year.
\nThe issue has proved highly controversial, drawing opposition from figures including London Mayor Boris Johnson, partly over concerns about noise in the densely populated area of west London over which many Heathrow flights take off and land.
\nA commission looking into the issue published a report last month strongly backing a third runway at Heathrow.<\/p>\n

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