Airlines
Airlines Fight New Flight Caps at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
A group of airlines and IATA are taking the Dutch government to court to prevent a limit on the number of flight movements at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport.
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Airlines strongly object to the Dutch government's plans to restrict flight capacity at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. (Image: Royal Schiphol Group)

Eight airlines have joined forces in legal action against the Dutch government to prevent a stricter cap on the number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. The major northern European hub is currently allowed to handle 500,000 flights annually, but authorities in the Netherlands recently decided to reduce Schiphol’s capacity to 460,000 flight annual movements to reduce noise levels.

The new flight cap is set to come into force next November. The Dutch government is planning to impose a further reduction of flight movements to 440,000 by 2024.