Campaigners today stepped up their fight to have an extension to the runway at the George Best Belfast City Airport rejected with publication of the findings of a new survey on the aircraft noise.Residents living under the flight path challenged Sammy Wilson to swap homes for a day — saying they were confident he would then think twice about allowing the extension, reports the Irish Times. Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW) said the survey showed 78 per cent of residents questioned said aircraft noise affected their sleep and 75 per cent said they often had to stop talking when a plane flew over head.
Of the respondents with children almost half — 46 per cent — said their children were not getting enough sleep because of aircraft noise. More than a third said their children found aircraft noise frightening.
