Report: No flight path changes

A report conducted for Massachusetts Port Authority stated that there should not be any changes to flight paths over Massachusetts towns following years of noise complaints from Milton residents.

MIT’s International Center for Air Transportation said that spreading out flights traveling out of Boston Logan Airport will not be the solution to the airplane noise that has hit Boston’s local communities the hardest, The Patriot Ledger reported.

John Hansman, the director of the MIT center, said any alternative pattern would affect more people than the current paths, creating safety issues and a problem for air traffic controllers.

The report will be reviewed by Massport’s Community Advisory Committee, which suggests changes to Massport. The Federal Aviation Administration will determine the final decision.