Campaigners called for a fresh consultation into revised flight paths after a packed audience at a public meeting was told households would notice a “significant change in noise levels” under the current proposal.

Representatives of London City Airport were yesterday grilled at a meeting organised by Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise (HACAN East) at Wanstead Library, in Spratt Hall Road.

Under the current proposal, most planes travelling to and from the airport would be installed with new navigation technology, enabling flights to use a narrower flight corridor over Leyton, Leytonstone and Wanstead.

It would see a plane flying over these areas in a much more concentrated corridor every three minutes, the meeting heard.

John Stewart, of HACAN East, spoke to a room of more than 100 people, including councillors from as far afield as Havering and Lambeth.

The petition organised by the group currently has over 550 signatures.

He said: “It will be a significant change in noise levels and people are simply not been told what is in store for them.

But Jeremy Probert, corporate communications director at London City Airport, told people to raise their concerns with the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA).

He said: “We have followed CAA guidance to the letter, so contact them if you are not satisfied with the consultation.

The current consultation ends on November 27.

The petition can be found here.

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