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A recent decision by the Dutch Supreme Court has halted efforts to reduce the number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The ruling, issued on July 12, overturned a previous Amsterdam Court of Appeal decision that had backed government plans to limit annual movements to 460,000 as part of noise-reduction measures.
The court's decision mandates that any environmental restrictions on air traffic must adhere to European Union regulations. This comes after the former Dutch government faced legal challenges and subsequently suspended plans to cut aircraft movements, including reducing business aviation flights to 12,000 per year starting March 2024.
In early July, a new coalition government was established in the Netherlands. Infrastructure Minister Barry Madlener indicated during a parliamentary hearing that this administration does not plan to reinstate policies limiting capacity at Schiphol Airport.
