Dutch Supreme Court scraps cap on annual flights at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport
→Schiphol schedulers must treat the 478,000 cap as void; night-flight limits remain
Change
Dutch judges overturned the 2024 government limit of 478,000 annual flights at Schiphol and left the reduced night-flight rule in place.
Why it matters
Court ruled the 478,000 cap lacked proper motivation. The cap ignored differences in aircraft noise levels. Judges found the cap's ability to reduce noise pollution unproven.
Implications
- — Schiphol teams must cut night flights immediately or face denial of night slots.
- — Dutch policymakers must justify flight caps with noise and pollution analysis or face annulment.
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