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Minister Christianne van der Wal for Nature and Nitrogen (VVD) used a legally dodgy way to weaken the nitrogen rules for Schiphol so that it could get a nature permit in September and didn’t have to shrink.

Bombardier, Embraer, and Gulfstream have shown new aircraft can be developed at reasonable prices.

A group of local residents and interest groups is preparing a mass claim of 3 billion euros against the Dutch State over Schiphol Airport. The claim stems from a ruling by the court in The Hague last month. According to that judge, the State has been infringing on the human rights of local residents for some time by not taking enough account of their health.

Closing Schiphol at night will lead to more flights and noise pollution during the day, slot coordinator Hugo Thomassen of Airport Coordination Netherlands told the Telegraaf.

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It was busy at Schiphol Airport during the first Saturday of the April/May holiday break, an airport spokesperson said. There were consistent queues of people over the course of the morning, but passengers have not had to wait for very long."It is busy, but manageable, and the atmosphere is good among passengers," she said at around 9 a.m. on Saturday. Peak days were expected to draw about 80,000 departing passengers, and the airport predicted an average of more than 70,000 departing p...

A number of captive lions have 'returned' to Africa from the northern hemisphere this year, and now the Netherlands has moved two more.

The ANWB expects a busy evening rush hour on Friday due to the start of the May holidays. Schiphol and other airports also expect peak crowds as outgoing vacationers meet travelers coming into the Netherlands for the King’s Day festivities.

The Koninklijke Marechaussee is prepared for busy weeks during the May school holidays. A spokesperson has said that they have sufficient staff for the period. “If it gets really busy, we prioritize the departing and transferring passengers so that nobody has to miss their flight. It could be the case that you have to wait longer at the passport control on arrival.”The Marechaussee is a branch of the Dutch military. It is tasked with monitoring the country's borders, some security respo...

Netherlands residents’ exposure to chemical substances isn’t measured, but estimated, the Dutch Health Council said on Thursday. “As a result, the government has insufficient insight into the exposure and lacks the data necessary to monitor and improve policy,” the Health Council said.