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    Max Impact wrote:
    Lefty Cyclist Type wrote:
    Max Impact wrote:
    Make it even more simple you have no money somebody gives you 100% of that money you have as you have nothing you get nothing.

    Simple for a simple person.

    As has been pointed out LCA traffic comes low over Southend I know of people who have complained about them, as has been pointed out people moaned about airport noise when it was closed at the weekends, people like Lefty moan for the sake of moaning.
    And planespotters will defend and lie about which aircraft are making the noise. Because heavens forbid any of us mere mortals should stop them going out with their anoraks and egg sandwiches to watch the big exciting aeroplanes every weekend.

    When a bloody great big jets, with EASYJET in big orange lettering on their sides, fly in low making a godawful racket over Shoebury, and Leigh, planespotters saying 'That didn't happen' are just making themselves look stupid.

    But then 'Max Impact' will always, but always, agree with Southend council and the airport. The council and the airport will say 'Jump' and 'Max Impact' will say: http://bit.ly/2AcVTt
    What are your views on the people that made complaints about flights from the airport when the runway was CLOSED hence no flights.


    Also what are your views on the misrepresentation of facts that flights would be taking off and landing every five minutes and that British Airways Boeing 747’s operate from Southend (See saen’s latest leafleting campaign)


    Also the people who stated to the Echo that the increase in flights had not bothered them and they had not noticed but they would still claim compensation.


    Bike spotters have saddle sores in all the wrong places…
    The difference between me and you is I actually use a bike, while you fantasise about flying a plane. I bet you sit in a tree in your garden making plane noises while pretending to be a pilot."
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Claims of noisy jets at Southend Airport are rejected by council

PEOPLE who protest about increased noise from Southend Airport are confusing its flights with other airports, council chiefs claim.

Bosses at Southend Council said the number of complaints about aircraft noise was at roughly the same level as it had been before easyJet moved into the town in April.

They believe many residents living under the flight path mistake planes flying to or from Heathrow, Gatwick, Stansted and London City airports for those heading into Southend.

Despite this, they’ve agreed to set up a committee to monitor complaints and ensure the airport doesn’t breach strict limits on flight paths and night operations.

Andy Lewis, corporate director for the environment, said: “Complaints regarding noise since the enhanced level of operation of the airport have not increased. The situation is complicated by the level of flights in and around Southend (from other airports).”

Council leader, Nigel Holdcroft, added: “I think residents are generally supportive of the airport, but it is important we’re seen to monitor the situation and ensure it is following the rules.”

Since easyJet started routes to nine overseas destinations, the number of people flying from Southend has rocketed. More than 100,000 passengers used the airport over the last two months.

People living under the flight path in Leigh claim their lives are now blighted by low-flying planes. The new committee will be given regular updates by the airport on the number of flights arriving and leaving Southend.

But Liz Marcusson, 47, from Leigh, said: “They can’t stop the flights from coming in, can they? I don’t care what people say – it’s much noisier.” No one from the airport wished to comment.

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