AN AIRPORT in Europe will introduce a permanent flight cap from 2023 – and that’s not good news for your cheap holidays.
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has introduced the new cap from next year due to concerns about the environment and noise.
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However, the airport is one of the largest for connecting flights and is the second busiest airport in Europe after Charles de Gaulle in France.
Brits often travel via Amsterdam for cheaper connecting flights in Europe, or to use it as a stopover for long-haul journeys.
This is because it can be a cheaper option for holidaymakers traveling from regional airports such as Manchester or Bristol, where it is often cheaper to travel via Amsterdam rather than London Heathrow.
The flight limit will allow only 440,000 flights per year to depart from the airport, down from pre-pandemic flights of 500,000 per year.
The new plans will not only mean fewer flights to choose from, but also more expensive ones.
The flight cap will come into effect from November 2023.
Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers said the airport no longer wants to encourage cheap transfer flights.
He told Bloomberg: “That is no longer what this government is striving for.
“Schiphol has increased the rates for airlines, but we are also going to increase the air passenger tax.
“Thanks to these measures, you know that Schiphol will no longer be a cheap transfer island between airports.”
Heathrow Airport has currently a flight limit enforced due to staff shortage, which will be in effect until October.
The airport is currently limit their daily flights to 100,000dropped from 104,000.
However, Heathrow boss has warned they could be enforced next summer again.
Heathrow boss John Holland-Kaye said: “It’s absolutely possible we could have another summer with a cap still in place.
“It’s going to take 12 to 18 months, and not just at Heathrow. This won’t be a quick fix.”
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