News / Airlines for America files complaint over Schiphol slot reduction plan

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Dutch carriers’ future on some transatlantic routes could be in doubt after powerful lobbying group, Airlines for America, this week launched an official complaint with the US Department of Transport, labelling the slot reduction at Schiphol “unlawful on multiple grounds”. 

The Netherlands government had announced plans to limit flight movements from Schiphol Airport to a maximum of 440,000 a year in a bid to reduce noise pollution.  

Now, an official complaint from Airlines for America against the government of the Netherlands ...