San Diego County’s Board of Supervisors approved a lease Wednesday allowing United Airlines to resume daily commercial flights out of McClellan-Palomar Airport in Carlsbad beginning March 30.

The 4-1 decision came despite opposition from residents and Carlsbad city officials. Supervisor Terra Lawson-Remer, whose district includes Carlsbad, said she could not support the lease without a written requirement for planes to only operate between 7 a.m. and 10 p.m.

The county and city should work together to “get the V out of VNAP,” Lawson-Remer said, referring to the “voluntary noise abatement program” in place for aircraft using the Palomar Airport. All in-flight operations are controlled by the Federal Aviation Administration, and only the FAA can make the program mandatory.

Years ago, the

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