Environmental associations and airport residents are organizing mobilizations across France. Activists denounce the harmful effects of reactor noise on health, such as the development of cognitive and learning disorders in children.
Aviation represents around 4% of the European Union's total greenhouse gas emissions. Amsterdam Airport Schiphol announced in 2023 a reduction from 500,000 to 460,000 flights and the end of landings at night by end of 2024. The project, suspended by the Dutch government, should see its schedule postponed.