CONGRESSMEN OPPOSE POST-CURFEW ARRIVALS.Byline: Sylvia L. Oliande Staff Writer BURBANK - Three local congressmen wrote a joint letter to United Airlines Wednesday, urging the airline to scrap plans for a flight arriving at Burbank Airport at 11:15 p.m., long after a voluntary curfew curfew [O.Fr.,=cover fire], originally a signal, such as the ringing of a bell, to damp the fire, extinguish all lights in the dwelling, and retire for the night. The custom originated as a precaution against fires and was common throughout Europe in the Middle Ages. . Reps. Howard L. Berman, D-Mission Hills; Henry A. Waxman, D-Los Angeles; and Brad Sherman Bradley J. "Brad" Sherman (born October 24 1954) is an American politician. He has been a Democratic member of the United States House of Representatives since 1997, representing California's At-large congressional district. , D-Woodland Hills, wrote to United's chairman and Chief Executive James E. Goodwin, asking ``in the strongest possible terms'' to cancel plans to begin the new flight. Scheduled to begin on Halloween, the flight would actually leave San Francisco San Francisco (săn frănsĭs`kō), city (1990 pop. 723,959), coextensive with San Francisco co., W Calif., on the tip of a peninsula between the Pacific Ocean and San Francisco Bay, which are connected by the strait known as the Golden eight minutes after the 10 p.m. curfew. Approximately six flights regularly fly in after the voluntary curfew but none by more than an hour, airport officials said. ``These arrivals and departures, though relatively few in number, severely disrupt the lives of many San Fernando Valley San Fernando Valley Valley, southern California, U.S. Northwest of central Los Angeles, the valley is bounded by the San Gabriel, Santa Susana, and Santa Monica mountains and the Simi Hills. residents and reaffirm re·af·firm tr.v. re·af·firmed, re·af·firm·ing, re·af·firms To affirm or assert again. re their legitimate fears that we will soon see a massive expansion of flights at this airport,'' the letter states. Airline spokesman Alan Wayne said the airline's flight schedule ``remains under review,'' but the plan to introduce the flight had not changed. The congressmen's voices join others concerned about the new flight. Activists said it best illustrates the need for a mandatory curfew from 10 p.m. to 7 a.m. The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority has been trying to get the airline to reconsider the flight. And the city of Burbank sent its own letter of opposition. The Federal Aviation Administration Federal Aviation Administration (FAA), component of the U.S. Department of Transportation that sets standards for the air-worthiness of all civilian aircraft, inspects and licenses them, and regulates civilian and military air traffic through its air traffic control does not allow airports to set mandatory curfews for the newer, quieter aircraft, so the voluntary limits are the best Burbank airport can have right now. |
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