Bermuda's Airport for nine hours a day so that the runway can be resurfaced between 8.30 p.m. and 5.30 a.m. Yet the Airport will return to 24 hour a day flight operation by the end of June. We have to question why it is necessary for Bermuda to return to 24 hour operation.

Many airports ban flights during the late night and early morning hours to give residents some peace and quiet. There does not seem to be any reason not to have such restrictions in Bermuda.

There have been a number of letters to the Editor of this newspaper, from people living in St. George's, in recent weeks complaining of East End noise.

It certainly seems that the East End has become the dumping ground for Bermuda's noisy activities.

Many of these activities are recreational and clearly provide enjoyment for people but the fact remains that they are more than a nuisance for residents in the area where they take place. Bermuda is so small that we have to learn consideration without spoiling the fun. Anyone who lives in the St. George's Harbour, Stokes Point, Ferry Reach area has to question why some of the activities cannot be located in other places. It does seem that this one area of Bermuda has more than its share of noisy noises.

The Airport is a noisy fact of life which most people accept even though curtailing night flights would be a help. Perhaps it was the long-time acceptance of Airport noise by residents which led people to inflict more noise on the area.

In no particular order these noises include the Ferry Reach power boats which roar up and down the Reach and out into St. George's Harbour, not only during Sunday races. Then there is the high pitched whine and scream of the model boats used near Swing Bridge which can be heard all over St. George's on both evenings and weekends. Perhaps the operators would like to take up model sailboats. Then there are jet skis, water ski boats and parasail towers rushing in and out and up and down at all hours. The booze cruises go by thumping and blaring away, usually in the early evening but now that they are licensed for 24 hours a day they will probably be jumping up and down at 3 a.m. Add to this the noise from cruise boats and the occasional "concert'' and you have a community under seige from noisy activities.

And now all that noise has been added to by kart racing at Marginal Wharf at Southside, and that noise travels well across water.

Even though it may seem that some people are trying to stop other people's fun, there should be total community consideration before noisy operations are agreed to. True, there are noise laws but like so many other laws in Bermuda they are seldom enforced which means residents are powerless to protect themselves.