JetBlue's possible Amsterdam expulsion exposes EU-US Open Skies stress

Among the unintended consequences of capacity cuts at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, aimed at reducing noise, is that they may also limit competition and contravene the EU-US Open Skies Agreement.

According to the US carrier JetBlue, the aircraft movement limits to be imposed in 2024 are likely to exclude the US low fares airline from Schiphol entirely next northern summer.

JetBlue has said that it "reasonably expects that it will not be allocated any slots" from the Schiphol slot coordinator, Airport Coordination Netherlands (ACNL), for the summer 2024 season.

As a result, JetBlue has called for suspension of KLM's New York JFK services, limiting ATI for KLM and Delta Air Lines, or the transfer of slots.