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Posted on March 11, 2026
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Last updated: March 11, 2026
Dutch Supreme Court Removes Annual Flight Cap for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport
Supreme Court Ruling on Schiphol Airport Flight Limit
Background of the Flight Cap Decision
AMSTERDAM, March 11 (Reuters) – The Dutch Supreme Court on Wednesday scrapped a government decision to limit the number of flights at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport, one of Europe’s busiest hubs.
The court said the 2024 decision to limit the number of flights to 478,000 per year, made in an effort to cut noise pollution, had not been properly motivated.
Reactions to the Ruling
Government Response
The government was not immediately able to comment on the ruling, a spokesman said.
Stakeholder Appeals
Airlines had appealed the government’s decision as they said it went too far, while climate activists and people living near the airport had appealed for more restrictive action.
Details of the Supreme Court’s Reasoning
Noise Pollution Considerations
The court said the government decision had failed to take into account that different airplanes produce different levels of noise, thereby setting an inappropriate general cap on the number of flights.
Effectiveness of the Cap
It said it was also unclear that the installed cap would in fact lead to the intended reduction in noise pollution.
Nighttime Flight Reduction
The court did allow a reduction of nighttime flights, as none of the parties had appealed that part of the government’s decision.
(Reporting by Bart Meijer. Editing by Mark Potter and Louise Heavens)