3100 complaints - 6 months - 1 guy - DUB

FionnK86

Do DAA have to reply to each one of these? Link below...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/one-person-files-over-3-100-complaints-about-dublin-airport-noise-in-six-months-1.3965098?localLinksEnabled=false

Kev11491

FionnK86 wrote: »

Do DAA have to reply to each one of these? Link below...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/one-person-files-over-3-100-complaints-about-dublin-airport-noise-in-six-months-1.3965098?localLinksEnabled=false

You would think that the individual would just move.

LoonyLovegood

I live on the flightpath, it's a bit annoying, especially at night, but hey, it happens. Ongar was built well after the airport, if you move there you should half expect it.

sjb25

FionnK86 wrote: »

Do DAA have to reply to each one of these? Link below...

https://www.irishtimes.com/news/ireland/irish-news/one-person-files-over-3-100-complaints-about-dublin-airport-noise-in-six-months-1.3965098?localLinksEnabled=false

Should get this as a reply

https://youtu.be/CrYmOEvDEUE

FionnK86

I’ve never reported noise levels - the newer aircraft are definitely quieter and I live in Whitehall which isn’t too close to the path.

However, if each complaint is sent via email, chances are they get a reference number for each email and a member of staff in DAA must reply to each one.

If that is indeed correct, we are paying taxes (semi-state DAA) for this guys ignorance to the fact Ongar isn’t in the flight path and more than likely the airport was there before they lived there with even louder aircraft.

I know that’s a lot of if’s and but’s but nonetheless something should be said to the complaining party to stop wasting time as the airport is not going to stop because of their complaints.

Nijmegen

I think this was in another thread a few weeks back. Someone with a lot of time on their hands.

john boye

Nijmegen wrote: »

I think this was in another thread a few weeks back. Someone with a lot of time on their hands.

Yes I think the complainant might have accidentally outed himself/herself in it.

cournioni

Don’t like it? Move. The airport was there long before this person I’m sure, flight path hasn’t changed in 15 years either, yet the complaints have only started to flood in.

john boye wrote: »

Yes I think the complainant might have accidentally outed himself/herself in it.

Correct

FionnK86

john boye wrote: »

Yes I think the complainant might have accidentally outed himself/herself in it.

Would you've thread link? Couldn't find it myself...

dropzone

FionnK86 wrote: »

Would you've thread link? Couldn't find it myself...

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057953817/1

I think this is the thread, hope the link works.

FionnK86

dropzone wrote: »

https://touch.boards.ie/thread/2057953817/1

I think this is the thread, hope the link works.

:eek::eek::eek:

Stephen Strange

Surely it must be getting close to the stage where an involuntary committal for the complainant should be considered....

1123heavy

It can be quite loud in Ongar, it's not an issue at all when RWY 10 is in use, but the departures out of RWY 28 (which is the majority of the time) can get very loud regardless of whether they turn north or south. It's most noticeable with the late night summer departures like Aegean and Blue Air, the Blue Air causes an awful racket because it's at around 2am and there are no environmental noises like road traffic etc to drown it out like daytime departures have. Morning departures can sometimes wake you up but it's become a part of life at this stage.

Stephen Strange

Amazingly enough, the runways were pointing in the same direction when ongar was built and everybody chose to live there.

Pat Dunne

1123heavy wrote: »

It can be quite loud in Ongar, it's not an issue at all when RWY 10 is in use, but the departures out of RWY 28 (which is the majority of the time) can get very loud regardless of whether they turn north or south. It's most noticeable with the late night summer departures like Aegean and Blue Air, the Blue Air causes an awful racket because it's at around 2am and there are no environmental noises like road traffic etc to drown it out like daytime departures have. Morning departures can sometimes wake you up but it's become a part of life at this stage.

Loud, not that many Antanov's over Ongar.
I have lived close to general Ongar area for over 20 year and I can seldom says that the air traffic over the area is in anyway loud.

Polar101

I can hear the Blue Air flight late at night, but never felt aircraft noise was an issue in Ongar.

But I lived on the "landing path" of a major airport in the 80's - then you had to stop a conversation and wait for an aircraft to pass, or you couldn't hear the other person. So maybe I am more used to the noise than some other people.

I find trains make more noise in Ongar than planes.

1123heavy

Polar101 wrote: »

I can hear the Blue Air flight late at night, but never felt aircraft noise was an issue in Ongar.

But I lived on the "landing path" of a major airport in the 80's - then you had to stop a conversation and wait for an aircraft to pass, or you couldn't hear the other person. So maybe I am more used to the noise than some other people.

I find trains make more noise in Ongar than planes.

Funny that cos i've never heard a train once in all my 10 years of living in Ongar.

This is probably something that comes down to where you live exactly. I certainly hear them regularly and even more so when they use RWY 28 and turn south. I'm not necessarily complaining but simply stating my observations from living where I do in Ongar.

LorelaiG

I live in Mulhuddart. Planes regularly fly over and near my house. I've nver once complained. I choose to live here... the airport was there long before the houses were. Give over moaning about noise.

HTCOne

I mean this in no way disparagingly, but I suspect this person may have mental health issues and needs help. I hope they get the assistance and treatment they need.

Odyssey 2005

sjb25 wrote: »

Should get this as a reply

https://youtu.be/CrYmOEvDEUE

Should get this as a reply


https://youtu.be/68EexjJyibc

billie1b

1123heavy wrote: »

Funny that cos i've never heard a train once in all my 10 years of living in Ongar.

This is probably something that comes down to where you live exactly. I certainly hear them regularly and even more so when they use RWY 28 and turn south. I'm not necessarily complaining but simply stating my observations from living where I do in Ongar.

In Ongar myself for over 10 years, located close enough directly across from the bus terminus, planes regularly fly over my house also, hardly ever hear them anymore unless late at night and low cloud, very very rarely hear trains either and i’m direct line of sight with Hansfield station, only thing I hear from the trains is the odd blow of the horn late at night.

Strumms

The guy is writing about 8 complaint letters per day on average. Those are not the actions of an individual free of psychological disabilities. He needs help. On the other hand the DAA when they get the letters just need to consign them to the bin. It is foolhardy wasting time, resources and money that could and should be spent better and on more pressing issues.

Phil.x

When i lived in cabra aircraft flew over, now in clonsilla beside ongar aircraft fly over, its no big deal, nobody i know has ever said "bloody planes".

Tenger

The issue here is obviously personal rather than actual noise.
My issue would be that if this was person to person it would be viewed as harassment. If the DAA have to answer each complaint then it is just time wasting. After a reasonable number of complaints (2 per day?) there should be a charge for time used to reply.

Collie D

If they’re calling in the complaints they should leave them on hold with the music replaced by a recording of planes landing.

You’d nearly need a full time member of staff for this one person.

LXFlyer

Strumms wrote: »

The guy is writing about 8 complaint letters per day on average. Those are not the actions of an individual free of psychological disabilities. He needs help. On the other hand the DAA when they get the letters just need to consign them to the bin. It is foolhardy wasting time, resources and money that could and should be spent better and on more pressing issues.

It is actually double that amount on average in the last six months..

Tenger wrote: »

The issue here is obviously personal rather than actual noise.
My issue would be that if this was person to person it would be viewed as harassment. If the DAA have to answer each complaint then it is just time wasting. After a reasonable number of complaints (2 per day?) there should be a charge for time used to reply.

I would assume they’re using the web form.

https://www.dublinairport.com/corporate/community-affairs/noise/complaint-form

L1011

I'd take a guess that it's at least partially scripted also. Someone got caught doing that when they reported flights that didn't operate due to weather in the UK

FionnK86

They’re back at it again, prolific complainant from Ongar accounted for 7786 complaints (21/day) in 2019?

Nijmegen

It’s the voices in their head I’d be more concerned about than the aircraft noise, with that level of determination on this topic...

Hardly playing the long game here and hoping that DAA will give them a few euro, instead of having someone practically hired just to deal with his issues?

Could be a retired chap longing for a couple of Euro and has no shortage of time.