GLASGOW Airport’s owners are to hold a Clydebank drop-in session on their proposed noise action plan next month.

The airport is currently in the midst of a 13-week public consultation on the plan along with their bid to change their airspace.

Clydebank Town Hall will host a session on March 13 from 10am to 7pm.

Given how close Clydebank and Drumchapel are to the runway, there will be no changes to the paths planes take over the communities.

Despite EU, UK and Scottish rules on noise, but there are persistent complaints from residents in Whitecrook and Drumchapel regardless of regulations.

The consultation maps a contour for noise at 63dB over that 16-hour period and estimated about 500 people, or 250 households on all sides of the airport are affected. Only a small fraction of Clydebank properties would fall into that contour map.

The airport said they would complete a noise insulation policy within 12 months with a view to adding insulation to that small number of homes.

Mark Johnston, operations director at Glasgow Airport, said: “The flight paths used at Glasgow Airport have not changed in decades and, as is the case with the wider UK airspace infrastructure, they are simply no longer fit for purpose.

“We are committed to growing the airport responsibly and modernising our airspace will help us achieve that, however, it is important that our communities and stakeholders are fully involved in this modernisation process and we will only make these changes once we have considered their views.”

“These drop-in sessions are an important part of the 13-week airspace change consultation. They will provide people with an opportunity to meet with members of the Glasgow Airport team and learn more about our proposals and to discuss our draft Noise Action Plan.”

Visit glasgowairport.com/community/noise for details on the noise action plan.