Category Archives: Night Flight Ban

Sleepless Nights – Aviation, local impacts & climate injustice

Stay Grounded did a webinar on Night flights. They are a nightmare for those living close to airports, disrupting sleep and contributing to severe health risks. But the impacts of night flights extend far beyond the local community: they are also powerful climate bombs. In this webinar, we aim at bridging the gap between the […]

Thousands Protest Against Night Flights

Over 200 organisations have signed a petition from Stay Grounded calling for a Ban on Night Flights. 13th September marked a Day of Action in support of a ban. Thousands of people took park in action. In Brussels they were joined by leading politicians. Below are a few of the pictures from the day. And […]

September 13th: International Day for the Ban on Night Flights

UECNA is supporting the initiative from Stay Grounded for the second ‘International Day for the Ban on Night Flights at Airports’, to be held this year on September 13. Last year, 130 groups from 15 countries made themselves heard and this year, we want to make this day even bigger and louder! Your chance to take […]

Airport residents, the world of old is coming back!

The citizen groups around Basel EURO AIRPORT are to find in France, Switzerland and Germany. This group below is located at the Southern part of the Black Forest area. BISF press release 02/25 In its press release for 2024, Euro airport focuses on economic development and its expansion plans. This is only at the expense of […]

A revolt against night flights

September 13, 2024 saw the biggest revolt yet against night flights. Well over 100 organisations from across the globe called for a ban on nights. Night flights are hated by people. They are bad for our health. And most of them are not needed. Why fly at night? The EuroControl Report (Trends in Air Traffic […]

International Day of Action against Night Flights

September 13th was designated the International Day of Action against Night Flights. It saw the biggest revolt yet against night flights with well over 100 organisations from across the world calling for a ban on night flights. Many of them staged colourful protest actions. In Europe there have been consistent calls for action to be […]

Ile-de-France airports soon to be forced to limit the number of flights?

By M. Ladiray – February 9, 2024 A public consultation on air pollution around Ile-de-France airports will be launched next March, at the initiative of local elected officials. The MP for Val-d’Oise, Naïma Moutchou, also calls for the establishment of a curfew. As at Schiphol, the debate on air pollution around airports, particularly at night, […]

Negotiating a ban on night flights

ARGE gegen Fluglärm (Citizens Working Group against Aircraft Noise) from Vienna is negotiating improvements to the 2-runway system, including a ban on night flights. In view of the sharp increase in aircraft movements since 2017 and the fact that the 3rd runway, although legally finally approved, will not come until 2030, but still unaware of […]

Local residents of Schiphol are taking the Dutch State to court

The residents, represented by the Right to Protection against Aircraft Nuisance (RBV), demand that the minister put an end to the serious nuisance and sleep disturbance caused by air traffic at Schiphol Airport. More than 200,000 local residents are seriously disturbed by aircraft noise every day. And more than 23,000 people are disturbed in their […]

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