<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[BCAW]]></title><description><![CDATA[BCAW]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Sun, 11 Oct 2026 22:10:51 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Come to our Annual General Meeting]]></title><description><![CDATA[The AGM of Belfast City Airport Watch Limited will be held on Wednesday 14th October at 19:30 on Jitsi (online meeting platform). All representatives of our affiliated groups and all our individual associate members are most welcome. Simply register your interest on our email address: info@belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk and we will send you the link. Agenda: Notice of Meeting Apologies Minutes of Annual General Meeting held on Monday 8th December 2025 at 19:45 Consideration of Report and...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/come-to-our-annual-general-meeting</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6abd18645b12256eb4ee6da7</guid><pubDate>Wed, 30 Sep 2026 14:12:24 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Urgent Action Required]]></title><description><![CDATA[Urgent! Actions required now to prevent more flights and later flights at Belfast City Airport. 1. Please read our newsletter: Download here [PDF] 2. Please display the poster: Download here [JPG] 3. Please attend one of the consultations (details in our newsletter) and fill in their online consultation form here: https://www.belfastcityairport.com/vision/have-your-say 5. If you feel that the questionnaire produced by the airport is biased to get the answers they require, send your response...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/urgent-action-required</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6ab91251e3d652319307fa2d</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Meetings]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 27 Sep 2026 13:01:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport expansion plans: residents call for full Public Inquiry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport Watch says proposed changes could lead to substantially more flights, increased early-morning and late-evening noise, and greater disturbance for communities surrounding the airport. Belfast City Airport Watch, representing 10 residents’ associations and 746 individual members, announced today that it intends to object to the proposed planning application by Belfast City Airport and is calling for a full Public Inquiry before any decision is taken. The Airport has...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/belfast-city-airport-expansion-plans-residents-call-for-full-public-inquiry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8eb89dbf8ddc56b91a9fd2</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 26 Aug 2026 09:59:04 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[City Airport Master Plan - The  Expansion Campaign]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airport is pressing ahead with efforts to build support for its expansion plans. Its latest high-profile recruit is Gavin Robinson, leader of the DUP and MP for East Belfast. He recently hosted a Westminster reception for the airport, where he praised the commercial and connectivity benefits the plan would allegedly bring to Northern Ireland. According to the airport, its vision would “unlock” £200 million of investment, support 20,000 jobs, and attract £1.7 billion to the Northern...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/city-airport-master-plan-the-expansion-campaign</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6a8d997c75822b21d24e99a4</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 25 Aug 2026 13:35:39 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[The effects of Noise and Sleep Disturbance on Children's Health and Education]]></title><description><![CDATA[An article that appeared in our recent newsletter aroused a lot of interest and we have been asked to supply the sources from which it drew. The article in question discussed, at some length, the effects of noise and particularly aircraft noise on children’s health and education. The possible reason that it garnered such attention is because it pointed out the blindingly obvious but frequently forgotten fact that however badly noise might affect adults, it is much worse for children, if only...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/the-effects-of-noise-and-sleep-disturbance-on-childrens-health-and-education</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69396b0e4e2629cde3a30690</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Safety]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 10 Dec 2025 12:51:49 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Response from Belfast City Airport Watch (BCAW) to GBBCA Draft MasterPlan 2040]]></title><description><![CDATA[Representatives of BCAW attended all the “Consultations “as did a number of our individual members. There was a consensus among our members and attendees to whom they spoke that these events might better have been described as “presentations” or “exhibitions”. “Consultations” before attendees have had time to take professional advice, without a question-and-answer session and without the opportunity to cross examine your assertions are not proper consultations. There was also a consensus that...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/response-from-belfast-city-airport-watch-to-gbbca-draft-masterplan-2040</link><guid isPermaLink="false">691f250534a5c976fdea7404</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Meetings]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 20 Nov 2025 14:31:28 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Consultation Meetings for the BCA Development Plan 2040]]></title><description><![CDATA[The airport is holding a series of consultation meetings on their development plan  on three successive Thursdays: Thursday 2 October...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/consultation-meetings-for-the-bca-development-plan-2040</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68dd2cca938dc83f538ebb1b</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Public Meetings]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 01 Oct 2025 13:38:10 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport 2040 Expansion Plan]]></title><description><![CDATA[It  was with dismay and incredulity that we heard about Belfast City airports plans covering it’s hoped-for growth for the next 15 years....]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/belfast-city-airport-2040-expansion-plan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">68d2bb070b64afbfd81432e7</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[2040 Master Plan]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2025 15:24:34 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Flights after 9:30pm in 2024]]></title><description><![CDATA[The statistics on flight arrivals and departures for the City Airport for 2024 have finally become available. Just like last year they...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/late-flights-after-9-30pm-in-2024</link><guid isPermaLink="false">681b9474e784d9a7ea819d39</guid><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 May 2025 17:15:47 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Another Summer of late flights at Belfast City Airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[The summer season has come to a close and for those living with the constant disturbance of late flights arriving and departing at...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/another-summer-of-late-flights-at-belfast-city-airport</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67378090c443f54e5fd9024e</guid><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><pubDate>Fri, 15 Nov 2024 17:13:09 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Woken up again and again and again! ]]></title><description><![CDATA[September had 59  flight movements at George Best Belfast City Airport after 9.30pm  (late flights): 39 Late arrivals and 20 late...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/woken-up-again-and-again-and-again</link><guid isPermaLink="false">670a3d6463214eea755d442c</guid><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:13:18 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Curfew Sanctions Around The World]]></title><description><![CDATA[When an airport imposes a curfew, or has a curfew imposed on it, there are normally  consequences for airlines if they breach it....]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/curfew-sanctions-around-the-world</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66d828ad29296038d420a7de</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 04 Sep 2024 09:31:59 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Airport Curfews]]></title><description><![CDATA[We have frequently written about the curfew which is intended to govern the operations of Belfast City Airport.]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/airport-curfews</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66583384c48b449efa6d91b2</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 30 May 2024 08:08:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[2023 Late Flights Update for Belfast City Airport]]></title><description><![CDATA[1st January 2023 to 31 December 2023 We have received the statistics on flight arrivals and departures at GBBCA for 2023 and they make...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/2023-late-flights-belfast-city-airport</link><guid isPermaLink="false">65c3b3f0b055e82415efabd1</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Wed, 07 Feb 2024 16:56:12 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Flights (after 9.30pm) at GBBCA for October 2023]]></title><description><![CDATA[Our records show that there were 27 late arrivals and 4 late departures in October. The worst offender remains the EI3629 from Glasgow...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/late-flights-after-9-30pm-at-gbbca-for-october-2023</link><guid isPermaLink="false">655235807110fb421f2d2180</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 13 Nov 2023 14:42:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></title><description><![CDATA[It is our opinion that the criteria used in deciding whether a delayed flight should be considered allowable under the” exceptional...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/late-flights</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6475d24d809bc2d3ac1fd3ab</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Late Flights]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 30 May 2023 10:39:35 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Residents take airport campaign to City Hall]]></title><description><![CDATA[Residents from east and south Belfast took their campaign against further expansion of George Best Belfast City Airport to the City Hall...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/residents-take-airport-campaign-to-city-hall</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6498258dc3157cd24acb2341</guid><category><![CDATA[Runway Extension]]></category><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2022 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Concern at Aer Lingus move]]></title><description><![CDATA[Belfast City Airport Watch have voiced our concern at the news that Aer Lingus is to operate two international routes at the airport. The...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/concern-at-aer-lingus-move</link><guid isPermaLink="false">64982e1e8913f0145e7de33d</guid><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 24 Jul 2022 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Goodbye ICCAN]]></title><description><![CDATA[After just two years in existence, the aviation minister has decided that ICCAN is to be wound-up, and its functions handed to the CAA....]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/goodbye-iccan</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6475d2f89733c5ac99f021d0</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><pubDate>Sun, 02 Jan 2022 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[ICANN Progress Report on Aviation Noise]]></title><description><![CDATA[ICCAN has published its progress report on how they are to prioritise  their research into the effects of Aviation noise on health and ...]]></description><link>https://www.belfastcityairportwatch.co.uk/post/icann-progress-report-on-aviation-noise</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6475d428d30b1650e1c8fcae</guid><category><![CDATA[Latest News]]></category><category><![CDATA[Policy]]></category><category><![CDATA[Noise]]></category><pubDate>Sat, 19 Jun 2021 23:00:00 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>BCAW</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>