Aircraft would go further away from Catherine-de-Barnes, Eastcote, Knowle and Meriden, but closer to some parts of Hampton-in-Arden, Barston and Balsall Common, the airport said.

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Indeed, their main response to any easing in congestion is to go and live even further away.

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Lord Adebowale told her the issue was unlikely to go away and said he would like the opportunity to discuss the matter further with the minister, before agreeimg to withdraw the amendment.

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"When I go out to dinner with my friends and no one stares at me or asks to be moved to a table further away from me, that's a good day, " she says.

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