Parliament majority vote for a higher reduction in flights from Schiphol
3 weeks, 1 day ago

Parliament majority vote for a higher reduction in flights from Schiphol

NL Times  

A parliament majority voted in favor of a motion that would see a more significant reduction in the number of flights that take off from Schiphol than the Cabinet intended. The Minister of Infrastructure and Water Management, Barry Madlener, decided earlier this month to reduce the noise nuisance at the airport by 15 percent instead of the previously agreed 17 percent. Madlener’s limit of 478,000 flights would cut noise issues for local residents by 15 percent. He claims that the limit of 466,000 flights would be “very irresponsible” and believes this request from the Tweede Kamer, the lower house of Dutch parliament, will lead to procedures and delays of the plans.

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MPs vote for fewer flights as Schiphol plans a new terminal
3 weeks ago

MPs vote for fewer flights as Schiphol plans a new terminal

Dutch News  

The government’s plan to allow slightly more take-offs and landings at Schiphol airport have again been thrown into doubt, this time by MPs. A majority of parliamentarians on Thursday voted in favour of a motion to stick at a lower total than infrastructure minister Barry Madlener announced at the beginning of this month Madlener’s limit of 478,000 aircraft movements would …

Brussels denies warning Netherlands on Schiphol flight reduction
3 weeks, 4 days ago

Brussels denies warning Netherlands on Schiphol flight reduction

NL Times  

The European Commission has denied warning the Dutch government about legal risks tied to its original plan to reduce flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. Madlener, a member of the right-wing PVV party, defended the revision, claiming the original plan posed a "serious risk" within ongoing European notification processes. "This minister has been doing everything for months to reverse Schiphol's flight …

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