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Eindhoven Airport may grow. Advising former minister Hans Alders, after consultation with stakeholders, reports news agency ANP
This year there are almost 29,000 so-called “movements.” – A start or landing of an aircraft is considered a movement. In 2020 there were 43,000 aircraft movements may occur. 3,500 flights per year shall come. There will also be more room for growth in the evenings and on weekends.
Passenger past five years more than doubled
Secretary of State Mansveld (Aviation, PvdA) and Hennis (Defence, VVD ) had last year decided that Eindhoven Airport could grow incrementally. In the first phase, until the end of this year, Eindhoven increased from 19,000 to 29,000 aircraft movements. To further allowed to grow, the airport had to do enough to durability and reduce noise for local residents. According Alders succeeded.
Eindhoven is the second airport of the Netherlands, after Schiphol. In 2009 traveled another 3.7 percent of all passengers via Eindhoven, last year had risen to 6.5 percent. The number of passengers has increased in the last five years from 1.7 million to four million. The number of destination has increased in the same period of thirty to over seventy. Especially many budget airlines choose the airport
Surrounding communities find the pace too high
The twelve surrounding municipalities -. Except Eindhoven – against the advice, the Brabants Dagblad reports. According to them include the pace at which the number of flights would increase too high. Reuters reports that the municipalities only accept growth as fewer flights are between 23:00 and midnight, and it remains quiet on Sunday morning.
It is the municipalities Bergeijk, Best, Bladel Eersel, Heeze-Leende , Laarbeek, Oirschot, St. Oedenrode, Son en Breugel, Valkenswaard, Eindhoven and Waalre. They serve over a quarter million inhabitants
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