Schiphol aims to curb night flying and ban private jets

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has proposed a ban on private jets and an end to flying between midnight and 5am. The airport’s management said it wants “quieter, cleaner and better aviation” and ruled out the addition of a runway, saying the it would ask the Dutch government to revoke the reservation made for the land needed. “Private jets and the noisiest aircraft will no longer be welcome,” the airport said in a statement announcing the proposals, in which it added that it wanted no more take-offs  between midnight and 6am and no flights landing between midnight and 5am. “We need to