VA562 misses Sydney curfew but lines up for approach anyway

[justinbrett]

Out of curiousity, is the curfew at SYD purely due to noise levels? or are there other factors?

Surely noone can now claim they didn't know about the airports existence when building/purchasing a house.

Most people bought their property (in the last 30 years) with the understanding a curfew was in place. That argument works both ways.

 

[RooFlyer]

Exactly! Anyone living under the flight path today knowingly bought / rented there, as its been an airport for 105 years.

... and they knew there was a curfew.

The development of WSI will guarantee that the curfew at SYD will remain.

 

[MH_fan]

I guess the trade-off for the curfew is having an international airport so close to the city. The curfew is annoying but I can live with it for that reason.
I used to fly VA562 a lot. Luckily, we've never missed the curfew but cut it pretty close a few times. The QF flight from Perth leaves even later than the VA one and cuts it even closer. Again, never missed a curfew, but the closest to it was just under 10 mins to spare!