Catford and Eltham among worst affected areas in London by flight path plans

The airport is pressing ahead with plans to concentrate flight paths despite only 3% of people backing the plans in a recent consultation.

New flight paths will adopt Performance Based Navigation, where planes follow a particular route more consistently than a conventional route.

The report on the consultation reads: "This will increase the concentration of traffic and impact over the areas directly beneath the published Noise Preferential Route, but will reduce the overall extent of the areas overflown, thereby offering the potential to reduce the number of people exposed to noise from aircraft flying below 7,000ft."

This report will be sent to the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA) for approval.

Green Party London Assembly member and former Lewisham councillor Darren Johnson heavily criticised the consultation for failing to take into account the views of residents.

He said: "The CAA should rip up the results of this worthless, sham consultation.

"They should order London City Airport to undertake a new consultation that takes account of views of all the residents who will be affected, particularly in the worst areas.

"Brushing off their views as insignificant, shows just how little airport cares about people whose lives may be destroyed by these proposals."

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The Heathrow Association for the Control of Aircraft Noise(HACAN), has opposed the changes and made it clear that "the fight is not over".

HACAN East chairman John Steward said: "This latest report shows City Airport to be as unresponsive and arrogant as ever.

"It refused to hold meetings in the areas that would be worst affected by the new flight paths and it justified its minimal consultation on the grounds the changes it was proposing were not significant.

"The fight will continue, the campaign will now be pressing the Civil Aviation Authority to carry out a fresh consultation."

London City Airport flight paths will not change this year.