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Schiphol Airport could gain an extra 40,000 aircraft slots to ease its capacity issues – providing it meets strict new government criteria on noise levels.  

Minister for Infrastructure and Water Management Cora van Nieuwenhuizen said more slots would be made available to the Dutch gateway if it showed a “demonstrable reduction ...

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