UPDATE: The Netherlands Supreme Court has struck down the flight restrictions: Schiphol flights cut plan declared ‘unlawful’ | Business Travel News Europe
Plans to ban arrivals between midnight and 5 am and departures between midnight and 6 am.
Reduces the total number of allowable flights per day.
Cuts down on private jets and eventually prohibits all private jet flights.
Adds a new levy:
In addition to capacity cuts and bans, the airport has also introduced a new set of cumulative airport charges to “encourage sustainable aviation”. A 9 per cent levy was introduced in 2022, which increased to 12 per cent in 2023 and will gradually increase to 37 per cent by 2025.
The airport said “airlines need to pay five times more when flying with the noisiest and most polluting planes compared with when they make use of the quietest and cleanest aircraft”.
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This may be the new fees:
Schiphol is making the use of quieter and cleaner aircraft more attractive. Using the noisiest and most polluting planes will soon cost airlines five times more than using the quietest and least polluting ones. The charges for landing and taking off at night (23:00 – 06:00) are also increasing. Depending on the type of aircraft, this could lead to a rate that is 600% higher than the standard daytime charge. There is a new levy for nitrogen emissions. Airlines will pay 4 euros per kilo of nitrogen that is emitted during landing or takeoff.
Schiphol is also introducing a new incentive for the use of sustainable aviation fuel. Airlines that fill up their planes with biofuel or synthetic fuel will get 500 euros and 1000 euros respectively per tonne of sustainable fuel.
Competitive airport charges at Schiphol encourage a more sustainable aviation sector