The 200,000 people who suffer from aircraft noise around Schiphol every day received new hope a few years ago. Then minister Mark Harbers saw that shrinkage of the airport was inevitable. Otherwise the promise of less noise pollution could never be fulfilled. But Harbers’ successor, minister Barry Madlener (PVV), reversed that shrinkage in 2024.
Investigative journalists Karlijn Kuijpers and Derk Stokmans explain in The Hague Affairs how Minister Madlener put an end to the proposed shrinkage policy and what role KLM and Schiphol played in it. It is no coincidence that the Jetten cabinet opts for 478,000 movements in its coalition agreement. That was also the number Madlener reached in 2024.
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Hague Affairs – How the government has chosen Schiphol over citizens for decades
Today – Living in the noise of Schiphol
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How PVV member Barry Madlener reversed the proposed shrinkage of Schiphol in his first weeks as Minister of Infrastructure
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- Guests:
- Karlijn Kuijpers & Derk Stokmans
- Presentation:
- Erik van der Walle
- Editorial & production:
- Iris Verhulsdonk
- Assembly:
- Pieter Bakker
- Photo:
- Bart Maat
