FAA rejects nighttime curfew at Burbank airport
In this photo taken on August 30, 2009, Southwest passengers walk off the plane at the Bob Hope Airport in Burbank.
Federal officials have rejected a bid to stop night flights at Burbank's airport, despite claims that such a curfew would reduce noise in surrounding neighborhoods.
The Federal Aviation Administration announced Monday it rejected a request for a flight curfew at Bob Hope Airport because it would burden commerce.
The Burbank-Glendale-Pasadena Airport Authority proposed a nightly curfew from 10 p.m. to 6:59 a.m. The airport authority can challenge the decision in court.
Local officials have tried for decades to restrict flights at the Los Angeles-area airport to reduce noise. A ban on overnight takeoffs was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in 1973.
The latest curfew was strongly opposed by FedEx and other cargo carriers who use the Burbank airport.
Information from: Los Angeles Times
Copyright 2009 The Associated Press.
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