Het advies van de Europese Commissie met betrekking tot de Balanced Approach procedure om geluid op Schiphol te verminderen is net gepubliceerd.
De komende dagen zullen er ongetwijfeld diepgaande analyses volgen, maar na een heel snelle lezing komt de Europese Commissie met een paar stevige constateringen:
– While the Dutch authorities have largely followed the correct procedure, the Commission identified some shortcomings. Notably, the plan only addresses commercial aviation, exempting general aviation, such as private touristic or medical planes, and business aviation from the measures, despite their contribution to noise.
– Furthermore, the Commission found that the Netherlands has only partially considered the potential of fleet renewal to reduce aircraft noise. The plan excludes the effect of fleet renewal which the aviation industry will naturally proceed with based on current trends. The Netherlands did not provide sufficient evidence to support this approach or explain how it applies to Schiphol Airport specifically.
– Additionally, the Netherlands has not fully explored the potential of noise-reducing flight procedures, such as innovative landing and navigation techniques.
Om af te sluiten met: ‘The Dutch authorities are now invited to examine the Commission’s decision and inform on their next steps before introducing the measures.’
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