"Amsterdam can succeed if Schiphol still wants to grow"

The municipality is not left empty handed when it wants to prevent the growth of Schiphol. That said Imane Nadif, a board member of GroenLinks. An environmental impact report (EIA) that has not yet been released would indicate that the number of flights to and from the airport could increase by 8%.

In this EIA, the number of flights could increase from 500,000 to 540,000 per year. The initiates have already reported this to NOS . The nuisance caused by noise and environmental damage is not determinative, but it is a matter of security More flights would no longer be able to safely manage air traffic control.

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No growth
But the mayor and Aldermen Amsterdam does not want Schiphol to grow further. "It's good that EIA is coming up, but we absolutely do not agree," Nadif says. It cites the agreements reached by the coalition parties in Amsterdam: no support for Schiphol's growth until 2023.

The municipality holds 20.03% of Schiphol's shares. It does not seem like much, but can still be essential. "Some decisions require the support of more than 80% of the shareholders," says Nadif against AT5 . "So we have an influence."

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More resources
And there are more resources than the municipality can use. Nadif: "Look at the continuation of the north-south line, we have defined criteria."

The EMN project is expected to be presented on Thursday. The document must ultimately result in an opinion from the Environment Council to the Minister of Infrastructure, Mr. Van Nieuwenhuizen.