KLM Group wants to fly quieter without canceling flights


For instance, the ministry desires noise nuisance to be decreased by 15 p.c at night time by November 2024. That’s 20 p.c over the complete day. The KLM Group believes will probably be capable of exceed that first goal by 2024, with a noise discount of 18 p.c. Nevertheless, the airline group doesn’t count on to attain the goal for much less noise all through the day, however not earlier than the set deadline, however solely in 2026.

In the long term, the KLM Group, however, believes that its plans may have extra impact in the long run than the plans of the Ministry of Infrastructure and Water Administration. The group desires to attain this by, amongst different issues, renewing the fleet by buying quieter, cleaner and extra economical plane. Concepts are additionally put ahead on the best way to fly extra quietly. As well as, the KLM Group desires to deploy the quietest plane at night time, with the intention to additional cut back noise nuisance for native residents.

Along with KLM, the KLM Group additionally consists of Transavia, Martinair and KLM Cityhopper. In drawing up the opinion, the group labored with different sector events, specifically easyJet, TUI, Corendon and BARIN. In response to the group, the ensuing package deal of measures meets the federal government’s noise targets.

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