MPs demand tougher rules on night flights for Heathrow upgrade

Transport select committee calls for seven-hour respite for locals near airport plus pledges on costTougher rules on night flights and keeping costs to passengers down are needed before parliament should approve Heathrow’s third runway, MPs have told the government.The transport select committee said it believed the London hub airport’s expansion scheme should go ahead, but only after the government addressed numerous concerns over its environmental impact. Continue reading...