By our economics editors
03 Nov 2023 at 16:08
The American Department of Transportation is not keen on reducing the space available to American airlines at Schiphol. The ministry is considering countermeasures, according to a letter seen by the news agency ANP.
According to Washington, banning budget airline JetBlue from the Netherlands is “unjust and unreasonable” and contrary to European-American treaties. If it were up to the American JetBlue, Dutch companies would also be hindered in the US.
The American ministry has now asked the Dutch companies KLM, Martinair and TUI to send schedules for flights to and from the US within seven days. Until then, Washington says it will wait with countermeasures.
Washington says it will discuss the decision with the Dutch government and the European Commission on November 13. “Should the consultations not lead to a resolution of this issue, the ministry stands ready to consider further steps.”
The American government has protested several times against the shrinkage of Schiphol, but says it has never received reasonable substantiation from the Dutch government. Due to the shrinkage of Schiphol, fewer flights will be able to depart from Schiphol from next year.
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