Campaigners lose night flights battle.CAMPAIGNERS vowed to fight on yesterday despite losing a European court battle with the British Government to ban night flights at the UK's biggest airport. Judges at the European Court of Human Rights in Strasbourg Strasbourg (sträzb  r`), Ger. Strassburg, city (1990 pop. 255,931), capital of Bas-Rhin dept., NE France, on the Ill River near its junction with the Rhine. ruled by
12 to five that night flying did not breach residents' right to
respect for their property and family life.
The judges were considering an appeal by the UK Government to an earlier Strasbourg court victory on night flying for eight members of the Heathrow antinoise an·ti·noise adj. 1. Designed to reduce environmental noise, as in a community: an antinoise ordinance. 2. Capable of neutralizing the sound of another noise. n. group,HACAN ClearSkies. HACAN members and the local councils that backed them pledged to carry on their battle in the UK courts. There are currently 16 flights a night arriving at or departing de·part v. de·part·ed, de·part·ing, de·parts v.intr. 1. To go away; leave. 2. To die. 3. from Heathrow airport between 11.30pm and 6am. |
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