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Dutch court scraps cap on number of flights at Amsterdam airport

By Thomson Reuters Mar 11, 2026 | 4:29 AM

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 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.

(Reporting by Bart Meijer. Editing by Mark ​Potter)