An Australian woman filed so many complaints about airplane noise last year—nearly half of all such complaints in the nation—because she was so irritated by the sounds coming from the flight route that passed over her house.
Data from Airservices Australia, which is in charge of overseeing air traffic in Australian airspace, shows that the anonymous Perth resident complained about the sound of overflying planes 20,716 times last year.
Attorneys for BOEING whistleblower John Barnette blame suicide on the company after a note was discovered.
A complainant from the Brisbane area came in second place with 4,071 complaints, according to Business Insider.
The information is included in a submission to the Australian Senate as part of an investigation into how airplane noise affects metropolitan areas.
Noise from flight routes may have detrimental effects on one’s health.
According to research done at the Baltimore-Washington International Thurgood Marshall Airport, neighbors may suffer financial consequences due to airplane noise, including missed work and medical expenses.
