BA ranked quietest airline for short-haul flights by Heathrow

Heathrow has published its Fly Quiet league table, where they rank 50 airlines based on noise. British Airways’ short-haul fleet has come out on top as the quietest airline flying into Heathrow. Whilst their long-haul carrier was ranked 15. Coming in second was the Irish airline Are Lingus and third was Etihad Airways.<br/>Also in the top ten quietest airlines was Emirates, Qantas and American Airlines. At the bottom of the table, El Al, the Israeli based airline was considered the noisiest. Turkish Airlines both long and short-haul fleet aircrafts were ranked as being noisy. As was Kuwait Airways, Air China and Jet Airways. The figures also revealed that the number of super-quiet Airbus A350 flights has doubled since Heathrow initiated an incentive policy for airlines to fly their cleanest and quietest planes. It also showed that the use of Boeing 787 Dreamliner flights - another quiet aircraft - has risen by 19%. Heathrow’s chief executive John Holland-Kaye said: “The Fly Quiet programme helps airlines improve their noise performance and provides incentives for them to fly their newest, quietest aircraft to Heathrow, helping the airport be a better neighbour. We will continue to work with airlines and local communities to be a leader in sustainable aviation.”<br/>