Eindhoven Airport wants to ban fossil private flights at the airport from 2026. Through these and other measures, the airport wants to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and noise pollution by 2030.
“Private flights have relatively large noise and CO2 emissions per passenger,” Eindhoven Airport wrote in a statement. Moreover, it only meets the region’s transportation needs to a very limited extent.
The ban on private jets is supposed to save a thousand flight movements every year. The number of flights to and from Eindhoven will then decrease from 41,500 to 40,500. However, part of the remaining capacity can be spent on social air traffic such as medical flights. If the possibilities exist, private electric planes would be welcomed in Eindhoven.
From 2028, the airport will focus on managing noise standards rather than the number of flights. Eindhoven Airport already aims to reduce noise pollution by 30 percent by 2030 compared to 2019, but is now taking additional measures to accelerate this.
Eindhoven wants to sell cleaner fuel
Moreover, the airport wants to start a new procedure for aircraft take-offs as soon as possible. By starting in a certain way and climbing to flight altitude, noise pollution of the immediate environment should be reduced. From 2030 at the latest, only the latest generation aircraft will be allowed to use Eindhoven Airport.
Finally, the airport wants to sell fuel that contains more than 20 percent sustainable fuel mixed with kerosene. This is more than what is currently legally stipulated.
The sustainable fuel, made from waste materials such as old frying fat, is four times more expensive than kerosene. For this reason, Eindhoven Airport contributes an annual sum to airlines as compensation for costs. For 2024, this amount is half a million euros.
