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<p>Following consultation, in October 2017, the Government implemented a new five-year
night flight regime at Heathrow, which will end in October 2022. This regime limits
the number of scheduled movements to an average of sixteen per night for a six and
a half hour night period.</p><p> </p><p>The revised draft Airports National Policy
Statement (NPS) sets out the Government’s expectation for a six and a half hour ban
on scheduled night flights at an expanded Heathrow. Should the revised draft Airports
NPS be designated, consideration of any ban, including timings, would be subject to
the International Civil Aviation Organisation’s Balanced Approach to noise management,
including consultation with local communities and other interested parties.</p><p>
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