Speaking at a debate in Westminster last Wednesday (July 2), MP for Huntingdon Jonathan Djanogly said the proposals by the National Air Traffic Service (NATS) did not clearly state how many aircraft would be circling over rural parts of the district.

If given the go-ahead the plans will create a holding stack for planes waiting to land at Luton Airport above villages including Cambourne, Papworth Everard, Gravely, Yelling, Toseland and to the south of Godmanchester.

But it is not clear whether Huntingdonshire will also be used as part of the approach corridor for all Luton arrivals.

Mr Djanogly said: "People are saying that the NATS consultation is confusing in relation to the stack and the area around the stack, as some diagrams show that planes can also fly at 6,000 or 7,000 ft.

"If it relates to the stack itself, the number of planes would be restricted to eight, but if it relates to a much wider area, there could be dozens of planes. That confusion is upsetting people who live in rural areas."

For more information visit www.consultation.nats.co.uk