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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol wants to ban private jets


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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Europe’s busiest airport, has struggled to operate with reduced staff while working to limit the airport’s impact on the environment. Last year, the Dutch airport limited the number of daily departures to around 67,500. Schiphol recently reset passenger caps and is working towards banning private jets from the airport, among a host of other measures.

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Schiphol Airport announced that it will ban private jets and small business aviation entirely by 2025 or 2026. CNN’s report The ban is desired because of the disproportionate amount of noise and carbon dioxide (CO2) pollution per passenger generated by private flights. Schiphol claims that a private flight produces 20 times more CO2 emissions than a commercial flight. The airport also canceled plans to expand capacity and build a seventh runway.

Schiphol has stated that private passengers can only fly commercially and cited that passenger carriers already serve the most popular destinations for private jets from Schiphol. At most, half of all private flights departing from Schipol are to European holiday destinations.

Ruud Sondag, CEO of Royal Schiphol Group, say in one declare:

“Schiphol connects the Netherlands with the rest of the world. We want to keep doing that, but we have to do better. The only way forward is to become quieter and cleaner faster. We’ve been thinking about growth but too little about its impact for too long. We need sustainable development for our employees, the local environment and the world. I realize that our choices may be important to the airline industry, but they are necessary. This shows we mean business. It is the only way, based on concrete measures, to regain the trust of employees, passengers, neighbors, politics and society.”

The ultimate goal for Schiphol would be to restrict commercial flights based on time of day and CO2 emissions, instead of an outright number. The Dutch airport will also close completely at midnight every night, then reopen for landings at 5:00 a.m. and take-offs at 6:00 a.m. to limit nighttime noise pollution for nearby communities. The airport wants to keep the Netherlands connected to the rest of the world while being mindful of the local community and the environment.

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