Calgary MP takes new runway noise complaints to airport authorities

A Calgary MP has taken complaints from his constituents about increased airplane noise directly to the airport authority.

• New Calgary runway officially open
• Calgary airport runway opening celebrations held over the weekend

Deepak Obhrai says he has received more than 100 complaints since the new Calgary airport runway opened last month.

Jetliners are now flying over areas of Calgary that didn't previously see much air traffic. While there's not much the federal government can do, Obhrai says the airport will do a public consultation.

"We agreed that they needed to intensify their efforts to start dialogue with the communities affected," said Obhrai.

"They have done the dialogue but it's obvious, as I pointed out to them, from the emails and complaints that we are getting [that] a whole lot of them are saying, 'We were not consulted.'"

People who live in northeast communities like Rundle and Marlborough say that the constant noise is taking a toll on them.

They say they can't hold a conversation in their backyards or even hear the TV inside their homes.