Transavia CEO Marcel de Nooijer reacts with mixed feelings to the government’s measures regarding noise pollution and reducing the number of night flights.
For example, the CEO expresses great concern about the impact of fewer night flights on Transavia’s revenue model.
He is clearly not happy about the reduction in the number of night flights in his writing on LinkedIn.
He writes: ‘A reduction in the night of no less than 5,000 flights per year. In addition, there are measures such as deploying as many quieter aircraft as possible at night.’
According to De Nooijer, even fewer night flights will make ticket prices more expensive and that Transavia customers will be able to divert to airports in Germany and Belgium, which would have an impact on Transavia’s revenue model.
‘As a result, we are concerned about the challenging investment agenda. We strongly believe that it is precisely through fleet renewal that Transavia will achieve the common goal of reducing noise pollution. This certainly applies to the noise reduction at night, which is amply achieved.’ ‘In order to remain accessible in the future and to offer affordable tickets, it is crucial that we can operate night flights in addition to day flights,’ says De Nooijer.
‘In this way, we maintain our revenue model and the range of destinations from the Netherlands and we contribute to the Dutch economy, to the highly desirable holidays and necessary family visits.’
De Nooijer emphasizes that Transavia wants to reduce the nuisance around Schiphol.
‘We take our responsibility in that. In the coming years, we will invest billions in quieter aircraft and other initiatives. As a result, the noise will continue to decrease in the coming years. The reduction in noise nuisance at night, in combination with other measures in the announced package, will already far exceed the government’s target of 15% at night and possibly reduce it by more than 30%.’
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