‘It’s blissful’: people living under UK flight paths savour plane-free skies

Clean air, birdsong and better sleep for some as coronavirus crisis slashes air traffic by 90%Coronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageA week or so ago, Iain Chirnside was lying on a trampoline in his back garden with his 12-year-old son, Oscar, when they heard a noise. “We both looked at each other and said, ‘What the heck is that?’ And we looked up and saw that it was an easyJet plane.” It caused a momentary jolt: “Flip! I had almost forgo