We live next door to an airport – people would HATE it… but here’s why we find it therapeutic
RESIDENTS who live under the flight path of a busy airport say that while many people would hate it, they find it therapeutic.
Havannah Park is a housing estate in the village of Hazlerigg, close to Newcastle International Airport.
It’s expected that some 1.3 million passengers will use the airport over the summer months as people jet away for a holiday.
Local Howard Hancock has been living in Havannah Park since February and previously lived in Great Park, not far away.
He told The Chronicle: “With these houses being newbuilds there has clearly been a real-focus on ensuring that they are soundproofed as much as they possibly can be.
“You can barely hear the planes when you are in the house for that reason, but even so it is something I have gotten used to very quickly.
“I quite enjoy watching them and seeing which ones I can spot as they go by and I actually find it quite therapeutic.”
Mum Cathryn Lambourne told what it was like with planes flying overheard for her and her baby.
She said on a windy day you could hear the planes “a little bit” but thanks to the good insulation, the noise was “mainly” blocked out.
Cathryn added that her 20-month-old son “loves it” when the planes go past and likes being in the garden when it happens.
She added he likes to wave at the aircraft as they fly by.
Mary Morrison and her family have lived in the area for six months and had also lived in Dinnington, a village also under the flight path.
She said it didn’t bother her “in the slightest” and was used to the noise and even stated she couldn’t imagine living somewhere without it.
Mary added she liked being out in the garden if it was a nice evening when the planes flew overhead.
She said their lights looked “lovely” and made for a special atmosphere, creating a “feel-good factor” which made you want to go on holiday.
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