Sixth Schiphol runway plan withdrawn

The province of Noord-Holland has unexpectedly withdrawn plans to begin the process of building a sixth runway at Schiphol airport.


There was not enough support for the plan, provincial official Willem Klein told the Telegraaf. Locals had strongly protested about the prospect of a new runway.

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