CAA suspends Edinburgh Airport's plans to change flight paths

The Civil Aviation Authority has suspended Edinburgh Airport's plans to change flight paths.

The airport says the proposals are essential in order to deal with increasing numbers of passengers in the future.

But local campaigners and residents in places such as Fife, Bo'ness, Linlithgow and Kirkliston have raised concerns about increased noise and the impact on communities over recent months.

The CCA said it had decided "not to continue its review into Stage 5 of the Airspace Change Process".

It said: "Our reasons for this decision largely relates to technical aspects of the proposal and this has been fully explained to the airport.

"If and when these issues are addressed, Edinburgh Airport will be free to resubmit their proposal."

It appears that the "technical aspects" are between the Airport and the National Air Traffic Services (NATS).

Edinburgh Airport insisted its flight path proposals "work" and were "the best balance achievable".