David Smith, who has submitted more than 1,000 noise complaints to the airport, demanded action is taken over the night flights. The 71-year-old, of Byrne Drive, a road sandwiched between the airport and the busy A127, said: “Residents are suffering, the night flights are causing that. “It’s not remarkable that the complaints have gone up, residents have woken up and found their voice. “We’ve suffered since the night flights were launched in 2019, and nothing has changed since.” Glyn Jones, CEO of Southend Airport, revealed this month that the airport is in talks with Amazon to use quieter aircraft for the cargo flights overnight.