October-December 2023 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) received a total of 354 complaints during the quarter. This includes 251 non-actionable complaints and 103 actionable complaints. The ANO carried forward 21 complaints on 1 October 2023. During this quarter (October-December 2023), the ANO closed 96 actionable complaints, and therefore carries forward 28 complaints to January 2024. The ANO […]
July-September 2023 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) received a total of 1,326 complaints during the quarter. This includes 1,188 non-actionable complaints and 138 actionable complaints. The ANO carried forward 10 complaints on 1 July 2023. During this quarter (July-September 2023), the ANO closed 127 actionable complaints, and therefore carries forward 21 complaints to October 2023.
ANO Annual Report 2022-2023
Last year’s Annual Report noted the historical failure of Airservices to adequately engage with the impacted community prior to the implementation of new flight paths. Brisbane was the latest example and it continued to dominate complaints to the ANO through this year.
April-June 2023 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) received a total of 1,713 complaints during the quarter. This includes 1,595 non-actionable complaints and 118 actionable complaints. The ANO carried forward 21 complaints on 1 April 2023. During this quarter (April-June 2023), the ANO closed 129 actionable complaints, and therefore carries forward 10 complaints to July 2023.
January-March 2023 Quarterly Report
As reported last quarter, the Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) has improved its reporting by capturing data on all complaints received, rather than only reporting those on which the ANO could take action under the Charter. Last quarter’s report complaints were categorised and reported as either substantive complaints or complaint notifications. More careful consideration by the […]
October-December 2022 Quarterly Report
The ANO received a total of 937 complaints during the quarter. This includes 805 complaint notifications. The remaining 132 substantive complaints can be aligned with the number previously reported by the ANO as new complaints. The ANO carried forward 13 complaints on 1 October 2022. During this quarter (October-December 2022), the ANO received 132 substantive […]
July-September 2022 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) carried forward 13 complaints on 1 July 2022. During this quarter (July-September 2022), the ANO received 140 new complaints, closed 140 complaints, and therefore carries forward 13 complaints to October 2022.
ANO Annual Report 2021-2022
Complaints to the ANO surge when new flight paths are implemented. This occurred following flight path changes at Perth, Hobart, and the Sunshine Coast airports. Historically high numbers of complaints were received last year and this year due to new flight paths in Brisbane.
April-June 2022 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) carried forward 33 complaints on 1 April 2022. During this quarter (April-June 2022), the ANO received 222 new complaints, closed 242 complaints, and therefore carries forward 13 complaints to July 2022. Of the open cases carried forward to July 2022, the oldest complaint was received in February 2022.
January-March 2022 Quarterly Report
The Aircraft Noise Ombudsman (ANO) carried forward 10 complaints on 1 January 2022. During this quarter (January-March 2022), the ANO received 162 new complaints, closed 139 complaints, and therefore carries forward 33 complaints to April 2022. Of the open cases carried forward to April 2022, 26 were received in late March 2022, with one complaint […]