Category Archives: Actions

Noise & Health, Pollution, Stop Pollution

PFAS scandal at Schiphol is expanding: poison was not only in fire-fighting foam

Posted on by Admin3342
04
Aug

A publication of SchipholWatch The PFAS pollution at and around Schiphol is much more serious than previously thought. The poison appears not only to have been used in fire extinguishing foam, but also in a range of other products that were used at the airport. More and more soil appears to be contaminated. This is […]

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Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Your action

Negotiating a ban on night flights

Posted on by Admin3342
08
Mar

ARGE gegen Fluglärm (Citizens Working Group against Aircraft Noise) from Vienna is negotiating improvements to the 2-runway system, including a ban on night flights. In view of the sharp increase in aircraft movements since 2017 and the fact that the 3rd runway, although legally finally approved, will not come until 2030, but still unaware of […]

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Climate, Stop Runways

‘No further expansion of freight airport Leipzig/Halle’

Posted on by Admin3342
01
Feb

German petition The planned expansion of the DHL cargo flight center at Leipzig-Halle Airport is expected to lead to an increase in CO2 emissions from the current approx. 6.2 million tons to approx. 10 million tons. Citizens’ initiative ‘Against the new flight route’ protests against this and refers to situations at other European airports. This […]

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Campaigning, Let's cap aviation, Your action

Climate activists target private jets at Schiphol airport

Posted on by Admin3342
07
Nov

Some 500 climate activists climbed the fence of Schiphol on Saturday 5 November and held sit-ins in the area where private jets take off and land, in an attempt to land them. The protesters used ladders to break through the airport security fence, and some brought bicycles that they used to move around the grounds. […]

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Balanced Approach, Noise & Health, Politics

EU takes good note of UECNA letter concerning noise pollution

Posted on by Admin3342
25
Oct

The 27th of August 2022 UECNA submitted a letter to the respective cabinets of Mrs Adina Vălean, Commissioner for Transport, and Mr Virginijus Sinkevičius, Commissioner for Environment, Oceans and Fisheries, and to the Directors-General of the Mobility and Transport and of the Environment Directorates-General of the Commission concerning what we consider to be necessary improvements […]

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Actions, Campaigning, Emissions, Noise & Health, Politics, Stop Pollution, Your action

16-Point program to reduce flight movements

Posted on by Admin3342
16
Aug

The German Federal Association against Aircraft Noise (BVf) has a 16-point program to flight movements. Demands on future air traffic. Since the restrictions applied during the corona pandemic were lifted or relaxed, air traffic has been trying to return to the growth path it pursued until 2019. The number of flight movements and passengers is […]

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Capping flights, Let's cap aviation, Night Flight Ban, Night flights, Noise & Health, See you in Court

Local residents of Schiphol are taking the Dutch State to court

Posted on by Admin3342
14
Jul

The residents, represented by the Right to Protection against Aircraft Nuisance (RBV), demand that the minister put an end to the serious nuisance and sleep disturbance caused by air traffic at Schiphol Airport. More than 200,000 local residents are seriously disturbed by aircraft noise every day. And more than 23,000 people are disturbed in their […]

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Capping flights, Emissions, Let's cap aviation, Stop Pollution

‘Dutch minister lies about cancer-causing emissions from aviation’

Posted on by Admin3342
10
May

Published by SchipholWatch on 9 May 2022 Recently, minister Mark Harbers (Infrastructure) has argued several times that the emission of carcinogenic substances from aircraft falls under the nondescript Aviation Act and not under stricter environmental legislation. That is an outright lie, according to SchipholWatch’s own research.

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Noise & Health, Noise Measurement

How To Introduce Performance Based Navigation

Posted on by Admin3342
05
May

Heathrow commissioned jointly with its Community Noise Forum a report about best practice in introducing Performance Based Navigation (PBN) routes. Consultants of Taylor Airey interviewed residents and community groups and have come up with a range of suggestions on community engagement, respite and much more. They also draw on examples (good and bad) from airports […]

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