SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE (Constituted under Section 35 of the Civil Aviation Act, 1982)
A. R. Ward Civic Offices, Leigh Road Solicitor EASTLEIGH, Hants SO50 9YN Hon Secretary to the Committee TELEPHONE EASTLEIGH (023) 8068 8113
DATE: 1 February 2008
Thursday, 14 February 2008 AGENDA
Prior to the start of the meeting there will be a short session (maximum 15 minutes in total) giving the opportunity to relevant organisations, whose interests are not formally represented by a committee member, to speak. Those wishing to participate should telephone the above number in advance of the meeting to book a place.
1. Apologies for absence
2. Minutes of meeting Thursday, 11 October 2007 (Pages 1 - 6)
3. Airport Managing Director's report (Pages 7 - 20)
4. Noise management brochure - Tony Wright, Eastleigh Borough Council and Dave Lees, Southampton Airport
5. Breeze through campaign - Presentation by Karen O'Gorman and Mark Knox, Southampton Airport
6. Airport Developments - Dave Lees, Southampton Airport
7. Monitoring of the Flying Controls Agreement - report by Tony Wright, Eastleigh Borough Council (Pages 21 - 26)
8. Noise Model - The Way Forward Verbal update by David Ralph, Eastleigh Environmental Health Unit, on legislative changes to date.
9. Annual Liaison Meeting to be held at Heathrow on 11 and 12 June 2008 - attendance of Chairman and Hon Secretary
10. Date of Next meeting:- 5 June 2008
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SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
Thursday, 11 October 2007 (2:00 pm – 3:50 pm)
Mr T Balcombe (Chairman) Councillor Godfrey G Olson OBE (Vice-Chair) Richard Ward (Hon Secretary)
Members Present:
Councillor David Airey Eastleigh Borough Council Chris Butler Southampton International Airport Mike Culver National Air Traffic Services County Councillor C Davidovitz Hampshire County Council Peter Dean Hampshire Economic Partnership Mrs M Finch Bitterne Park Residents' Association Mr M J Howard Townhill Park Residents' Association Mr A Jones Eastleigh Trades Council Ms L M Luland Winchester & District Trades Union Council Councillor A Milton Southampton City Council Councillor Sue Toher Bishopstoke Parish Council
Deputies Present:
Councillor J N S Anderdon Test Valley Borough Council Denise Barlow Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce Mrs Sylvia Percy Townhill Park Residents' Association Mrs J Smith Bitterne Park Residents' Association
In Attendance:
Sue Blazdell Winchester City Council Gayle Callaway Southampton International Airport Les Coupe Hampshire County Council Phil Dominey South West Trains Mark Gibb Southampton International Airport Jan Halliday Southampton International Airport Karin James Eastleigh Borough Council Dave Lees Southampton International Airport Philip Riley Farnborough Aerodrome Consultative Committee Tony Wright Eastleigh Borough Council
Apologies:
Councillor Anne Winstanley MA Eastleigh Borough Council (Cantab) Jimmy Chestnutt Southampton and Fareham Chamber of Commerce Councillor Glynn Davies-Dear Eastleigh Borough Council 1 2
Mrs Amanda Hames Hampshire Coalition of Disabled People Councillor M Kendal Hampshire County Council Councillor J S Neal Test Valley Borough Council Councillor Frank Pearson Winchester City Council Councillor Royston Smith Southampton City Council Mr G Wilkinson Co-opted member John Denham MP Sandra Gidley MP Chris Huhne MP Mark Oaten MP Alan Whitehead MP David Ralph 12. MINUTES OF THE MEETING HELD ON 28 JUNE 2007
RESOLVED That the minutes of the meeting held on 28 June be signed by the Chairman as a correct record.
13. AIRPORT MANAGING DIRECTOR'S REPORT
Chris Butler presented his report previously circulated with the agenda.
Mr Butler then took questions arising from his report:
Councillor Sue Toher noted the significant decrease in noise complaints but asked if in future the numbers of households could be quoted for all years to aid comparison year on year.
Councillor David Airey commented on the success of the German routes as well as the strong growth in the Amsterdam route but asked whether this was due to Scot Air going or general growth.
Mr Butler clarified that the volume of passengers on the Scot Air flights had been low and Flybe had substantially increased the numbers of new passengers.
Mr Jack Howard pointed out problems incurred when Flybe did not have the requisite number of aircraft available and had to bring in substitute aircraft which he experienced to be noise and intrusive.
Mr Butler explained that Flybe have to procure aircraft at short notice on such occasions, and these were sometimes noisier. However they were considering possibility of ‘spare’ aircraft, and he would be meeting with the Chief Operating Officer of Flybe to look at better performance.
Councillor Davidovitz congratulated the Airport on their community work but commented that most work appears to be with youngsters and not other businesses and questioned why this was the case.
Jan Halliday replied that BAA had a Communities Trust which considered projects involving education, environment and economics, a new project for the following year with Peter Symonds College regarding preparing the next 2 3
generation of leaders. If other suitable projects could be identified BAA would be happy to look at them.
Peter Dean observed that the German routes had proved to be a catalyst for business and he was aware of companies looking here due to links and this in turn would provide jobs in the local economy.
Lucy Luland noted that Winchester and District Trades Union Council were impressed with the work being undertaken with young people and charities.
(NOTE additional noise complaints statistics are attached to these minutes).
14. SOUTH WEST TRAINS UPDATE ON SOUTHAMPTON PARKWAY STATION
Phil Dominey of South West Trains gave a presentation updating members on the recently agreed new franchise agreement which would include the Island line being part of the new franchise, an increase in seating capacities, new smart ticketing and fares flexibility, improvements to train services and timetables, a £40m budget for station enhancements, improvements to personal safety, and passenger performance measures.
Part of the franchising obligation had been to invest £12.4m enhancing 14 stations, Southampton Airport Parkway had been identified as a key station. Improvements planned included a DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) approved footbridge with expected completion by the beginning of 2009, car park improvements to include identifying temporary car parking sites, taking the proposed Chickenhall link into account in any future plans, and maintaining a dialogue with Hampshire County and Eastleigh Borough councils.
Improvements to services in the Southampton Airport area were also planned and from December 2007 the hourly Waterloo to Southampton service would be extended to Poole, The hourly Waterloo to Poole service would be extended to Weymouth and a new through service from Salisbury to Southampton (via Romsey and Chandler’s Ford) would be introduced. A new service formed of 2-3 car 158/9s as well as class 444s was to be introduced to improve capacity and on train quality.
For fares and ticketing investment in smartcard technology to purchase tickets, as well as promotion of internet purchasing and telesales. Megatrain would be extended and flexible ticket options (time dependent) would be available.
Rail information available at the main terminal at the Airport would include the aspiration to provide real time train departure information in the airport terminal, a summary screen advising engineering works etc, promotion of connectivity between rail and air, promotion of the close and obvious link at Southampton Airport Parkway station, promoting the rail link as the preferred choice of onward travel from the airport.
Mr Dominey also advised the meeting that there had been a 19% improvement on Moving Annual Averages over the past five years, as well as 3 4
increased partnership working including developer contributions , local authority liaison, 3 rivers rail partnership, BAA Southampton, DfT, meet the manager sessions and passenger transport groups.
The Chair thanked Mr Dominey for his presentation and extended an invitation from the Committee to attend again in the future with further updates.
15. AIRPORT DEVELOPMENT - DAVE LEES
Dave Lees, Airport Planning and Development Director gave a presentation updating the Committee on developments at the Airport.
New check in desks as well as upgraded baggage screening and new flight make up areas were planned. The car rental desks would be moved and situated in a dedicated building en route to the car rental parking bays. It was felt this would lead to improved passenger facilities and improvements to the environment in the terminal. These works planned for completion in January 2008. Large posters were to be available within the terminal giving information of surface provision as well as real time travel information. Rail and bus working groups were to continue which included Southampton City Council, Eastleigh Borough Council and Portsmouth City Council.
16. INVESTORS IN PEOPLE - GAYLE CALLAWAY
Gayle Callaway advised the Committee that Airport’s Investors in People award had been re-recognised. The Airport now employs 1270 people in total (211 BAA, 223 Flybe and 185 Aviance). Recruitment was from the local market where possible, and opportunities were offered in security, Fire Service, safety, Information desk, retail, customer services, cleaning and airside operations.
There was a positive thread running throughout all levels of the organisation, and staff were taking pride in the fact that they are delivering well and were receiving recognition for their efforts.
Learning and Development opportunities including technical training, BAA Uni, talent development, career coaching and job shadowing, together with opportunities for career development and clear management expectations of employees and regular appraisals ensured overall good practice.
17. MONITORING OF THE FLYING CONTROLS AGREEMENT
Tony Wright, Acting Planning Policy and Design Manager at Eastleigh Borough Council presented his report summarising the statistics of operational activity at the Airport for the four months May to August 2007, comparing figures with those of previous years. The figures were provided by BAA in accordance with the Flying Controls Agreement.
RESOLVED
That the report be noted.
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Councillor Anderdon expressed concern at aircraft movements in an East West direction over villages within Test Valley. Mike Culver of National Air Traffic Services (NATS) was able to confirm that such aircraft would be flying at a minimum of 5500 feet and most would be on their descent to either Bourmeouth or Southampton Airports, data could be found on the NATS website, such data was independent of NATS and produced by the CAA.
Sylvia Percy and Joan Smith commented that they had noticed different routes had been taken over the Bitterne Park area over the Summer and asked if these had been agreed.
Mike Culver emphasised that routes should be adhered to although occasionally weather might force problems. Chris Butler stated that if specific problems could be identified outside the meeting these would be investigated, and in the meantime both Mrs Smith and Mrs Percy were welcome to visit ‘the tower’ to see how this works.
18. NOISE MODEL
In the absence of David Ralph of Eastleigh Borough Council’s Environmental Health Department this item was carried forward to the meeting to be held in February 2008.
19. DATE OF NEXT MEETING
14 February 2008 at 2pm in the Civic Offices, Leigh Road, Eastleigh.
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SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
Managing Director’s Report February 2008
1. Passenger statistics – September to December 2007
• Southampton Airport welcomed 651,984 passengers between September and December 2007 (inclusive). This is a growth rate of 3.3% compared with the same period in 2006. • Total passenger numbers for 2007 were 1.96 million with a 2.8% increase compared to 2006. • There are currently 46 routes, of which 33 are international, 10 are domestic and 3 are to the Channel Islands.
Total Passenger Numbers at Southampton Airport
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2007 2006 2005 Jan 122,594 109,323 99,945 Feb 127,224 116,563 109,120 Mar 146,389 138,799 131,983 Apr 158,793 160,996 145,749 May 175,111 173,934 168,971 Jun 184,402 186,746 181,046 Jul 195,722 196,945 194,581 Aug 204,359 199,367 197,482 Sept 190,407 185,636 182,988 Oct 179,068 169,379 166,151 Nov 149,197 146,288 133,064 Dec 133,312 129,963 127,139 TOTAL 1,966,578 1,913,939 1,838,219 % change 2.8% 4.1% 19.9%
7 2. Total Aircraft Movements
Total Aircraft Movements include; Passenger and Cargo flights, Training Flights, Air Ambulance, General Aviation, Military, Air Taxi and Positioning Flights.
These aircraft movements at Southampton Airport have decreased slightly during September to December 2007, when compared to the same time last year.
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Total Aircraft Movements
Sept Oct Nov Dec Total % change
2007 4928 4689 4175 3580 17,372 - 0.8%
2006 4941 4615 4257 3691 17,504 - 7.6%
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3) Total Air Transport Movements
Total Air Transport Movements include; scheduled and non-scheduled passenger movements.
These movements at Southampton Airport from September to December 2007 have followed a similar trend to 2006.
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Total Air Transport Movements
Sept Oct Nov Dec TOTAL % change
2007 4129 4113 3617 3169 15,028 + 0.2%
2006 4199 4010 3669 3114 14,992 - 2.3%
9 4. Airlines & Routes
Southampton Airport serves a total of 46 destinations with 14 airline and tour operator partners, including Flybe, Eastern Airways, Air France, Aurigny Air Services, Aer Arann, Blue Islands, Skybus, Inghams, Canterbury Travel, Holiday Options, Just France, Thomson, Thomson Ski and Crystal Ski.
Flybe Flybe has now replaced the BAe146 aircraft based at Southampton Airport with the new Embraer 195 aircraft. The airline has continued to serve Avignon throughout the winter for the first time, and announced a new route to Newquay commencing on 30th March 2008. Other routes announced by Flybe include Aberdeen and Inverness, which will start on 30th March 2008 and 8th May 2008 respectively.
Flybe has also announced a franchise agreement with Loganair, a Scottish regional airline, which will provide onward connections to Scottish destinations from October 2008.
Blue Islands Blue Islands has increased its twice daily service from Guernsey to Southampton, with additional flights on Fridays and Sundays, using a 19 seater Jetstream 32 aircraft. The airline has also launched a new online check-in facility for passengers.
Eastern Airways Eastern Airways introduced its first ever French route to Angers in November 2007. The airline now serves 6 destinations from Southampton, which include: Aberdeen, Angers, Brussels, Inverness, Leeds and Newcastle.
Aer Arann Aer Arann has launched a free text messaging service, which will confirm booking reference numbers when passengers have booked online.
5. Breeze Through The airport is currently beginning a new campaign to promote the easy, fast and friendly service that Southampton Airport offers to passengers. “Breeze Through” is the headline that will be used to promote the benefits of Southampton Airport to both passengers and staff.
6. Cruise Partnership The Cruise Partnership was launched during November 2007 onboard the QEII. The partnership includes representatives from the airport, Associated British Ports (ABP), and Carnival and Royal Caribbean cruise lines and aims to improve the links between the airport and the port for cruise ship passengers.
10 7. Airport Developments
Check-in and Baggage Upgrade The airports check-in and baggage areas are being upgraded, which will provide an improved service to passengers.
Car Rental Reservation Offices The car rental reservation offices will be relocated from the airport terminal to the Short-Stay Car Park during February 2008. The newly constructed building will be able to accommodate 5 car rental companies, including; Avis, Enterprise, Europe Car, Hertz, and National Alamo.
8. Surface Access
South West Trains are progressing with plans for a new footbridge between Southampton Airport and Southampton Airport Parkway Station. The current programme for completion of the bridge is scheduled for January 2009.
9. Management and Staff
Over 1,200 people work at Southampton Airport, for one of 30 different companies. 211 staff are employed by BAA.
The airport will shortly be introducing ‘Airport Ambassadors’ to proactively assist passengers whilst travelling through the airport.
10. Noise Public Consultation
In line with the EU’s Environmental Noise Directive a number of U.K airports are required to produce noise maps detailing noise levels. Southampton Airport has submitted a series of maps showing the environmental noise produced by airport operations on an average day. These have been published by the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra).
In response to the publication of the airport noise maps, Southampton Airport will be publishing a five-year action plan, and this will be distributed for public consultation during 2008.
11. Community
Society of St James – Muddy Bottom Allotments The airport has supported local charity, Society of St James, by donating new gardening equipment to develop a garden and wildlife area. The airport’s Development Team helped create the gardens, which will be used to grow vegetables to help over 700 homeless people supported by the charity to become more self sufficient.
11 Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation (JDRF) Following the ‘Walk to Cure Diabetes’ charity event in September, Southampton Airport was awarded the Golden Sneaker Award by the JDRF charity for its participation and support at the event. The airport encouraged partners to join the event including, Avis, Aviance, Bitterne Park School, Quilley School of Engineering, NATS and Sport Hampshire & IOW.
Eastleigh Twinning Association Language Competition Over 60 students from senior schools across Eastleigh participated in the 2007 Eastleigh Borough Twinning Association Language Competition, supported by the airport. The competition challenged students to present to a panel of judges and answer questions, whilst speaking fluently in either French, German or Spanish.
Liberty Child The airport is supporting local charity, Liberty Child, which provides adventure holidays for young people with disabilities, and a much needed break for their families and full time carers.
Christmas Celebrations Carols in the Concourse took place at the airport with students from 6 different schools entertaining passengers. Schools from Eastleigh and Southampton included; Quilley School of Engineering, Bitterne Park School, Bitterne Park Infant School, Stoke Park Junior School, The Crescent School and Cherbourg Primary School.
In addition, the airport’s official Christmas Card was designed by Michele Wiltshire from Bitterne Park School (Year 7). Michele’s design competed against over 700 entries and was selected as the winner by the Sheriff of Southampton, Councillor Brian Parnell.
Educational Projects
Bitterne Park School Strategic Partnership The partnership with Bitterne Park School in Southampton is well underway for 2008. During the first term, students completed case studies, competitions, joint fundraising for the Junvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, and a full work experience interview process including, letters of application, and competitive interviews. The airport has also sponsored a series of Enterprise Days for all 1,400 students at the school, culminating in a ‘Dragons Den’ style finale later in the year. Gayle Callaway, Head of Human Resources, is also a school governor.
Links with Quilley School of Engineering Southampton Airport has been supporting the Young Engineers Club at Quilley School of Engineering in Eastleigh. The after-school club gives the school’s 570 students an opportunity to develop a real racing car, practicing design development, building prototypes, test driving the vehicle and finally competitively race their car at Goodwood. In addition, Paul Burcombe, Head of Engineering at the airport has become a school governor.
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Links with Peter Symonds College The airport has established a link with Peter Symonds College, which is developing well. A-Level Environmental Science students at the college have been developing a new project, using Southampton Airport as a case study and resource for future learning.
In addition, 8 students from the college have been sponsored to participate in the nationally recognised Fulcrum Challenge programme. The students have been challenged to raise funds for a teambuilding and leadership development programme and will shortly be joining 9 students from Stansted Airport, to travel to India and re- build a primary school from 7th February 2008.
13 End of Year Review: Noise Statistics at Southampton Airport
• Complaint Totals Throughout 2007 the Noise and Flight Evaluation Unit received 692 complaints, this is a 55.3% decrease in the number of complaints received compared to 2006.
Year Complaint Total % change 2007 692 -55.3% 2006 1548 2005 1475
• Regular Complainants A frequent complainant is defined as a household which tends to make contact on a weekly basis or more regularly. During 2007 all frequent complainants were offered a meeting with Katie Sibley (Noise Evaluation), and Mark Gibb (Airside Operations) to discuss their concerns surrounding noise.
Throughout 2007 there has been a 25% reduction in the number of frequent complainants calling the Noise and Flight Evaluation Unit compared to 2006.
• Response Rate Throughout 2007, 98% of complaints and enquiries were responded to within 5 working days.
• Notable events during 2007 Notable events to affect the volume of noise complaints in 2007 included: o Two Instrument Landing System (navigational equipment) outages, in April and October resulting in a combined total of 35 calls. o The trialled noise preferred routings becoming permanent in June. o The replacement of Flybe’s Southampton based BAe 146 aircraft with new Embraer 195 aircraft. o Prolonged unseasonable weather during the summer months which resulted in a reduction in the number of complaints being received compared to previous years.
• Notable events during 2008 Notable events that may affect the volume of noise complaints in the year to come include: o The Noise Public Consultation will take place in 2008 in line with the EU’s Environmental Noise Directive. In response to the publication of the airport noise maps, Southampton Airport will be publishing a five- year action plan, and this will be distributed for public consultation.
14 Seasonal Noise Comments & Air Transport Movements 2004-2007
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SOUTHAMPTON AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
SUMMARY AND NOTES TO SUPPORT STATISTICS
Noise Complaints During September to December, the comparison between years 2005/2006/2007 is as follows: 2007 2006 2005
September 69 106 171
October 70 53 106
November 33 53 63
December 15 30 45
TOTAL 187 242 385
This was a 22.7% decrease in the number of complaints received between 2006 and 2007.
Complaints by Household The total number of complainants by household for the period September to December 2007 are as follows:
2007 2006 2005
106 135 209
There has been a 22.2% decrease in the number of complaining households between 2006 and 2007.
General The total number of complaints received during the 4 month period September to December 2007 was 187 (22.7), and these complaints were registered by a total of 106 households (22.2). There have been no complaints received about training flights. 24 complaints received during this period were not related to Southampton Airport (12.8%) .
Location of Complaints Winchester residents registered the most complaints during this 4 month period (21.9%), and Bishopstoke residents, provided a further 11.2% of total complaints.
It should be noted that 29 complaints (70.7%) from Winchester were received on 3rd October in response to maintenance works on navigational equipment and a calibration flight.
Cause of Complaints The major cause for complaint during this period was aircraft routing (34.2%) , followed by noise (28.3%). Other miscellaneous enquiries cover a variety of subjects including questions on the Consultative Committee, air pollution, global warming and noise contours. These have been categorised under ‘Other’ and account for 11.2% of enquiries between September and December 2007.
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Complaint Type by Area 4 Month Summary
No. of Area Households Noise Low Flying Routing Training Out of Hours Non-SIAL Others Police Military Total Winchester 25 11 5 20 4 1 41 Bishopstoke 11 3 1 16 1 1 22 Shawford 6 11 3 3 1 1 19 Southampton 10 5 2 3 1 3 3 1 18 Other 11 2 2 4 5 2 15 Dibden Purlieu 5 4 2 5 1 3 15 Bitterne Park 6 6 3 1 1 1 12 Eastleigh 4 2 1 1 1 2 7 Fair Oak 6 66 Otterbourne 4 3 1 3 7 Townhill Park 2 2 3 5 Colden Common 2 2 1 3 Hythe 2 22 Marchwood 1 1 1 1 3 Midanbury 3 2 1 3 Twyford 2 2 1 3 Hedge End 2 1 1 2 Chandlers Ford 1 11 Compton 1 1 1 Romsey 1 1 1 West End 1 1 1 Alresford 0 0 Bassett 0 0 Brambridge 0 0 Bitterne 0 0 Bishops Waltham 0 0 Cheriton 0 0 Chilworth 0 0 Fishers Pond 0 0 Hamble 0 0 Harefield 0 0 Hursley 0 0 Mansbridge 0 0 Maybush 0 0 North Baddesley 0 0 Owslebury 0 0 Rownhams 0 0 Sholing 0 0 Thornhill Park 0 0 Totton 0 0 Upham 0 0 Waltham Chase 0 0 Woolston 0 0 Total 106 53 20 64 0 5 14 21 10 0 187
187 complaints from 106 households during September to December 2007.
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Complaints by Source
Area September October November December Total Winchester 5 33 3 0 41 Bishopstoke 18 0 3 0 21 Shawford 4 13 2 0 19 Southampton 5 8 3 2 18 Other 8 0 5 3 16 Dibden Purlieu 4 2 9 0 15 Bitterne Park 6 3 0 3 12 Eastleigh 1 2 0 4 7 Fair Oak 6 0 0 0 6 Otterbourne 4 1 0 1 6 Townhill Park 5 0 0 0 5 Colden Common 0 3 0 0 3 Hythe 0 0 2 1 3 Marchwood 0 0 3 0 3 Midanbury 1 1 1 0 3 Twyford 0 0 2 1 3 Hedge End 0 2 0 0 2 Chandlers Ford 1 0 0 0 1 Compton 1 0 0 0 1 Romsey 0 1 0 0 1 West End 0 1 0 0 1 Total 69 70 33 15 187
NB: 70.7% of complaints from Winchester residents were registered on one day in response to maintenance works on navigational equipment and a calibration flight.
These areas had no registered complaints
Alresford Bassett Brambridge Bitterne Bishops Waltham Cheriton Chilworth Fishers Pond Hamble Harefield Hursley Mansbridge Maybush North Baddesley Owslebury Rownhams Sholing Thornhill Park Totton Upham Waltham Chase Woolston
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Summary of Complaint Category
September October November December Total Routing 25 26 10 3 64 Noise 19 23 7 4 53 Other 458421 Low Flying 594220 Non Southampton Airport 454114 Police 910010 Out of Hours 31015 Training Flights 00000 Vortex 00000 Military 00000 Totals 69 70 33 15 187
Complaints not related to Southampton Airport 1364124
Routing 64 Noise 53 Other 21 Low Flying 20 Non Southampton Airport 14 Police 10 Out of Hours 5 Training Flights 0 Vortex 0 Military 0
Out of Hours Flights are flights between 23:00 - 06:00
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SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT CONSULTATIVE COMMITTEE
Thursday 14 February 2008
SOUTHAMPTON INTERNATIONAL AIRPORT – MONITORING OF THE FLYING CONTROLS AGREEMENT
Report of the Head of Regeneration and Planning Policy, Eastleigh Borough Council
RECOMMENDATION
It is recommended that this summary of airport operational activity for the September to December period of 2007 be noted.
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SUMMARY
This report summarises the statistics of operational activity at Southampton Airport for the last four months of 2007 provided by BAA Southampton in accordance with the Flying Control Agreement between the owners of the airport and the Borough Council.
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Aircraft Movements: September to December 2007
1. The monitoring statistics for this period are set out in the attached Appendix. The total number of movements during this four-month period was 17,372. This was over 2,600 fewer than the total over the summer (May-August) period.
2. The total number of movements during this period was 132 fewer than in the same period in 2006, a 0.75% reduction.
3. The total number of aircraft movements at the airport during 2007 was 54,182. This was a 5.3% reduction on the 57,221 movements recorded in 2006. That year saw an 8% reduction in the number of movements compared with the previous year, thanks to the substantial reduction in the number of training movements.
4. There were only 10 training movements during this four-month period, confirming the almost total elimination of this business at Southampton Airport.
D:\moderngov\Data\AgendaItemDocs\4\3\3\AI00018334\Flyingcontrolsreport0.doc 1 21 5. Helicopter movements, 104 during this four-month period, maintained the remarkably consistent level of 25 to 30 movements each month recorded for some years.
Movements During Night Hours: September to December 2007
6. There were 20 aircraft movements during night hours over this four- month period. Six of these were exempt from the restrictions imposed by the Flying Controls Agreement. As is often the case, the majority of these night movements (17 of the 20) were delayed scheduled movements, mostly arrivals, occurring within 30 minutes of the formal airport closure time of 11.00 pm.
Conclusions
7. Monitoring continues to show airport operational activity to be well within the terms of the Flying Controls Agreement. Although the airport secures modest continuing growth in passenger numbers, there has been a reduction in the number of aircraft movements, as a result of some rationalisation in the number of operators over the last year.
PAUL RAMSHAW Head of Regeneration and Planning Policy
Contact: Tony Wright Tel: 023 8068 8245 Email: [email protected] Date: 31 January 2008 Appendices attached: One
D:\moderngov\Data\AgendaItemDocs\4\3\3\AI00018334\Flyingcontrolsreport0.doc 2 22 EBC Flying Control Statistics September - December 2007
Total Aircraft Movements Total Movements Day Movements Night Movements Aircraft Type Sept Oct Nov Dec Sept Oct Nov Dec Sept Oct Nov Dec Non CH3 Jet 0000 0000 0000 Training Movements 3124 3124 0000 Helicopter 54201812542018120000 Fourth Schedule 0000 0000 0000 All other aircraft 4871 4668 4155 3564 4866 4664 4154 3560 5414 Totals 4928 4689 4175 3580 4923 4685 4174 3576 5414
Total Night Movements - Summary Month Exempt Month Total 2007 Cuml Total 23 Total Movements Non Exempt Non Exempt Sept 5 1 4 27 Oct 4 2 2 29 Nov 1 1 0 29 Dec 4 2 2 31 Night Exemptions Date Time A/DReg Type Reason 25/09/07 23:23 A GRLON BNT Medivac 11/10/07 23:02 A GFBEB E95 Tech Delayed Schedule 31/10/07 23:21 A GEMBP ER4 Tech Delayed Schedule 01/11/07 23:32 A GFBEC E95 Tech Delayed Schedule 12/12/07 23:23 DGJECK DH4 Tech Delayed Schedule 19/12/07 23:04 A GFBEG E95 Positioning Flight due Weather Night Movements Date Time A/DReg Type Reason 07/09/07 23:10 DGJEDJ DH4 Delayed Schedule 14/09/07 23:16 A GJECX DH4 Delayed Schedule 23/09/07 23:10 A GJECG DH4 Delayed Schedule 25/09/07 23:54 DGRLON BNT Positioning 28/09/07 23:06 A GJEDR DH4 Delayed Schedule 14/10/07 23:21 A GFBEC E95 Delayed Schedule 16/10/07 23:12 A GFBEB E95 Delayed Schedule 18/10/07 23:06 A GFBEA E95 Delayed Schedule 31/10/07 23:57 DGCCGS D38 Delayed Charter 02/11/07 23:21 A GFBEF E95 Delayed Schedule 12/12/07 23:13 DGJECZ DH4 Delayed Schedule 20/12/07 23:01 A GFBEH E95 Delayed Schedule 23/12/07 23:01 A GFBEG E95 Delayed Schedule 23/12/07 23:05 A GEMBI ER4 Delayed Schedule
All Times are local time Night is defined as 2300 - 0600Hrs (Local time), except on Saturday pm to Sunday am when it is 2300 - 0730Hrs (Local time). 23 EBC Flying Control Statistics
Runway Use (All Movements) - Appendix 6a
2007 Sept Oct Nov Dec To/From the North Dep Runway 02 1477 1494 1117 636 Arr Runway 20 990 895 999 1159
To/From the South Dep Runway 20 986 852 972 1155 Arr Runway 02 1475 1448 1087 630
Total Movements 4928 4689 4175 3580
Runway Use (Air Transport Movements) - Appendix 6b
Sept Oct Nov Dec To/From the North Dep Runway 02 1282 1317 975 573 Arr Runway 20 803 777 853 1015
Sept Oct Nov Dec To/From the South Dep Runway 20 794 741 837 1020 Arr Runway 02 1250 1278 952 561
Totals Movements 4129 4113 3617 3169
24 EBC Flying Control Statistics Arrivals & Departures from the same runway direction by main types of commercial aircraft - APPENDIX 6c.
To/From the North Sept Oct Nov Dec ATR 42 & 72 75 67 74 73 BAe 146 Series 94 20 13 16 Boeing 737 Series 23 5 2 0 British Aerospace Jetstream 31 57 61 66 58 British Aerospace Jetstream 41 148 171 188 128 Canadair Regional Jet 29 27 0 0 Dash 8 Series 978 1017 928 812 Embraer RJ135 0020 Embraer RJ145 Amazon 293 316 300 260 Embraer RJ195 210 257 164 154 Fairchild Dornier Do.328 1116 Mk III Trislander 132 111 80 93 Saab 2000 65 73 52 35 Total 2105 2126 1870 1635
To/From the South Sept Oct Nov Dec ATR 42 & 72 70 65 78 68 BAe 146 Series 87 18 13 16 Boeing 737 Series 21 3 2 0 British Aerospace Jetstream 31 59 59 62 60 British Aerospace Jetstream 41 146 167 186 128 Canadair Regional Jet 27 20 0 0 Dash 8 Series 959 977 880 815 Embraer RJ135 2200 Embraer RJ145 Amazon 288 291 296 240 Embraer RJ195 216 242 156 142 Fairchild Dornier Do.328 3116 Mk III Trislander 142 123 92 105 Saab 2000 65 71 50 37 Total 2085 2039 1816 1617
Runway use by non commercial/military aircraft - APPENDIX 6d
To/From the North Sept Oct Nov Dec C130 (Lockheed Hercules) 0000
To/From the South Sept Oct Nov Dec C130 (Lockheed Hercules) 0000
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