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Newcastle Airport's impact on you and your life
Aircraft Noise Action Group (ANAG)
During the pandemic, the number of flights in and out of Newcastle Airport (and across the globe) has fallen dramatically. The benefits for the environment and global warming have been significant and the reduction in noise pollution has been huge. BUT, THE NOISE IS BACK!
The aviation industry - including Newcastle Airport - is in dire financial straits and is desperately trying to claw back its losses, trying to get back to where it was before covid.
The aircraft are flying again, the noise has returned and emissions will rise and further accelerate global warming
Newcastle Airport drop off charge rises to £4 for 10 minutes. Airports make vast sums from car parking that underwrite their running costs
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International flights have been ommitted from UK carbon budget calculations until now, skewing CO2 emission calculations.
Piecemeal plans for expansion at UK airports threaten efforts to limit climate change.
ANAG offers these as suggestions only - not recommendations
Flight Free. Flying less is one of the best ways to reduce your carbon footprint, and taking a flight free year is a great way to discover other ways to travel. There’s never been a more important time to take action on the climate, and when lots of us do this together, real change happens.
Pledge to fly less here: https://flightfree.co.uk/
The man in seat 61. Try the train as an alternative, see the countries you travel through instead of flying over them. This website gives you loads of options:
https://www.seat61.com/
RailBookers will book travel and holiday packages for you: https://www.railbookers.co.uk/
NoFly Travel Club Sustainable rail tours for adventurous souls
https://noflytravel.club
Emissions from aviation and associated activities are affecting the environment badly. Only a small percentage of people in the UK and across the planet use aviation but its effect is much larger and damages us all
How and why the noise from Newcastle Airport become worse for people living close to flightpaths.
If you want to complain click here. If you want to support our campaign to reduce Newcastle Airport's noise and environmental impact, click here
Aviation - flights from and into Newcastle Airport - can affect your health wherever you are.
Find out how this happens and what the risks are