Schiphol

The Environmental Impact Assessment (EIA) Commission has issued a stark warning that the government’s new flight plans for Schiphol Airport fail to guarantee adequate protection for local residents. In a critical advisory report, the commission highlighted significant "shortcomings" in the research, suggesting it downplays the true scale of noise and environmental damage while giving the aviation industry too much leeway. Urging a total revision of the report, the experts noted that health risks remain uncertain and that alternative solutions—such as banning night flights—were overlooked, though the Ministry maintained that the final level of protection remains a "political assessment."