Petition · past parliament · Department for Transport
Stop all flights between 10.30pm and 7am at regional airports
Closed
1,198 signatures
What the petition asks
Bring in legislation to protect residents human rights to sleep. The NHS state that most adults need between 6 and 9 hours of sleep every night. Some airports have flights throughout the night limiting the ability of many to get the sleep they require. It is inhumane.
Bring in legislation to stop all aircraft movements during the hours from 10.30pm and 7am at airports to allow residents living near/under the flightpath better opportunities to sleep.
Children among others are being woken up unnecessarily by planes either over their houses or maintenance in hangars next to their homes.
It's a basic right to be able to sleep and moreover sleep deprivation creates serious risk to health, through stress and heart failure, which could put a strain on the NHS.
Children among others are being woken up unnecessarily by planes either over their houses or maintenance in hangars next to their homes.
It's a basic right to be able to sleep and moreover sleep deprivation creates serious risk to health, through stress and heart failure, which could put a strain on the NHS.
Timeline
| 19 Nov 2020 | Petition opened for signatures |
| 19 May 2021 | Closed to new signatures |
Key facts
Signatures
1,198
Status
Closed
Department
Department for Transport
Opened
19 Nov 2020
Closed
19 May 2021
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Source: the official petition page. Last checked 15 Jul 2026.