Dublin Airport increases night time flights
Aircraft that go over a noise limit will not be able to take off or land at night.In its decision, An Comisiún Pleanála (Ireland's national independent planning body) said it applied a restriction of 35,672 night-time flights over a 364 day to "protect residential amenity".It said the cap would allow for airport growth while providing an essential safeguard against excessive night-time activity.The Commission also said it had decided to apply both a cap and a noise quota as it believed a quota system alone "could permit an increase in the number of night-time flights, without adequately considering the cumulative impact of increased flight volume on surrounding communities and environment".
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