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The Dutch government has reversed its decision on a controversial plan to cut flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, a decision that allows airlines to maintain their planned schedules at the airport during the 2024 summer season. In the first phase of the Dutch government’s plan, which was to come into effect in late March of next year, 84 airlines holding historic rights at the airport, among which are Air Serbia and Croatia Airlines, were required to reduce that portfolio by 3%. The Dutch flag carrier KLM, which would have been most affected, would be required to significantly cut operations and has already halved its planned 2024 summer schedule to both Belgrade and Zagreb from double daily to daily flights in anticipation of the cap. The U-turn represents a blow to one of the most high-profile efforts to limit flying on environmental grounds and came after the Dutch government said the US threatened “countermeasures” against restrictions on its carriers landing at the hub airport. The push to limit flights was based on the impact of flying on the local community, including aircraft noise and nitrogen dioxide emissions, rather than the wider contribution of flying to global warming. Airlines had lobbied furiously against the proposals to reduce the number of flights at the airport by 8% per year. EX-YU Aviation NewsBy: EX-YU Aviationhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/[email protected]
Title: Airlines get reprieve as Amsterdam flight cap shelved
Sourced From: www.exyuaviation.com/2023/11/airlines-get-reprieve-as-amsterdam.html
Published Date: Fri, 17 Nov 2023 12:30:00 +0000
