Dutch stance on Schiphol 'extremely shocking', Air France-KLM CEO says
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Feb 29 (Reuters) - The Dutch government's stance on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is "extremely shocking", Air France-KLM's CEO said on Thursday.
The government aims to cut flights at Schiphol, one of Europe's main air transport hubs, to 452,500 per year, almost 10% below 2019 levels, in a noise-reducing measure opposed by KLM and others.
CEO Benjamin Smith said the decision "is still extremely shocking for a company that brings so much value into the Netherlands and has taken so long to build up."
"This is unprecedented in Europe," Smith added during a press conference on the group's 2023 results.
(Reporting by Tim Hepher and Diana Mandiá; editing by Jason Neely)
