Category Archives: Actions

Campaigning, Climate, Going to court, Politics, Protest

Barcelona Airport Struggle: Decades of building broad alliances

Posted on by Admin3342
01
Jul

The decades-old conflict around El Prat airport and the destruction of the Llobregat Delta is one of Europe’s most important environmental justice struggles. The conflict entered a new stage, with airport expansion plans being put back on the table in June 2025. An article by Franziska Schmidt, with input and feedback from Ariadna Cotén, Zeroport. […]

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Economics, Politics

Flemish government becomes largest shareholder of Brussels Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Jun

The Flemish regional government is investing 2.77 billion euros in Brussels Airport. To do so, it is buying the shares of global investor Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan (OTPP) in Brussels Airport Company. OTPP is pulling out of airports as it is drastically ‘greening’ its investment portfolio under pressure from its teacher community (https://www.otpp.com/en-ca/about-us/news-and-insights/2025/ontario-teachers-reaches-agreement-to-sell-stake-in-brussels-airport-to-pmv/ ). Flanders, […]

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Night flights, Noise, See you in Court

Stop Noisy Night Flights At Brussels Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
12
Jun

A recent complaint filed with the Ombuds Service for Brussels Airport about (night flight) noise nuisance solicited following reaction from the Ombuds Service:  ‘There are solutions to the problem of organizing flights at Brussels Airport without shifting traffic from one side to the other. We advocate a stricter approach especially for integrators (express cargo) and […]

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Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Politics

Dutch brawl over airport noise sets tone for rest of Europe

Posted on by Admin3342
09
Jun

The Dutch government is moving to limit flights at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, but that’s angering activists ánd the aviation industry. Enraged neighbours want the noise cut. Airlines and the city want it to remain a crucial hub. The fight has entangled the central government, Amsterdam’s city administration, the courts, local activists, airlines and business groups, the […]

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Campaigning, Capping flights, Hubs, Let's cap aviation, Politics

Amsterdam supports residents for 100,000 fewer flights

Posted on by Admin3342
13
May

PVA, a Dutch action group, welcomes Position Paper for Schiphol shrinkage We are pleased that the municipality of Amsterdam considers the shrinkage of the airport inevitable in its Position Paper on Schiphol. The municipality acknowledges that the interests of local residents and employees have been ignored for too long. As a result, the municipality’s pursuit […]

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Balanced Approach, Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Night flights

‘Back’ from 500 to 478 thousand flights at Schiphol Airport

Posted on by Admin3342
07
May

The Dutch government has taken – as they say – ‘an important next step to restore the legal position of residents around Schiphol and to also offer future prospects for the aviation sector. To this end, the government has taken one politically coherent decision to arrive at both a shortened amendment to the Airport Traffic […]

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Noise, Noise & Health, Noise Measurement, Weblog

People Can Be Disturbed By 51 Decibels

Posted on by Admin3342
13
Apr

Public inquiry accepts that people can be disturbed by 51 decibels as it rejects Gatwick Airport’s expansion plans. Last week the Public Inquiry inspectors rejected Gatwick Airport’s application for a second runway. One of the key reasons they gave was noise. Perhaps of most relevance to citizens at other European airports and beyond was the […]

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Capping flights, Economics, Let's cap aviation, Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Noise

Airport residents, the world of old is coming back!

Posted on by Admin3342
25
Feb

The citizen groups around Basel EURO AIRPORT are to find in France, Switzerland and Germany. This group below is located at the Southern part of the Black Forest area. BISF press release 02/25 In its press release for 2024, Euro airport focuses on economic development and its expansion plans. This is only at the expense of […]

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Campaigning, Capping flights, Climate, Emissions, Noise & Health, Stop Runways, Weblog, Your action

Third attempt to build Heathrow Third Runway

Posted on by Admin3342
04
Feb

Heathrow Airport will try for the third time to get permission to build a Third Runway. It is expected to submit an application in the summer after the Government said this week that it would support a new runway in principle. Plans for a third runway were first put forward in 2003. After one of […]

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Noise & Health, Noise Measurement, Weblog

Millions exposed to aircraft noise across Europe

Posted on by Admin3342
16
Dec

Millions of people across Europe are exposed to unhealthy levels of aircraft noise. The latest report from the European Environment Agency found 2.3 million people were exposed in 2022 (14.3 million if you use the lower levels of exposure recommended by the World Health Organisation in its 2018 Guidelines). This figure is lower than pre-Covid […]

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