Kicker - Vociferous complaints

NICK EICHER, HOST: Anyone living near the flight path of a major airport knows the annoying interruptions of air travel for those on the ground.

AUDIO: [SOUND OF PLANE FLYING OVERHEAD]

Well last year, the Dublin Airport Authority received more than 13-thousand noise complaints from local residents.

When you consider the number of flights in and out of the airport, maybe it doesn’t sound too shocking.

What is surprising is that 90% of those complaints were made by one person.

Doing some quick math, that means on average, this persistent complainer contacted the airport more than 33 times a day, every day, last year.

This unnamed person is currently on track to exceed 20,000 complaints this year.

An airport spokesperson said the airport is committed to minimizing noise and promises to respond “to each complainant regarding [his] complaint.”

Sounds like someone’s writing career at the airport is about to take off.

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