Business Aircraft Now Banned from Eindhoven Airport

A ban on business aircraft at Eindhoven Airport (EHEH) in the Netherlands went into effect on January 1. Announced in November 2023, the measure is intended to form part of the airport’s plan to reduce carbon dioxide emissions and noise by 30%.

The European Business Aviation Association (EBAA) has tried to have the ban overturned with the support of its local Dutch chapter. However, on Monday, a spokesman for the group confirmed that many aircraft previously based at Eindhoven have relocated to Rotterdam Airport (EHRD).

The Netherlands has emerged as a hostile environment for business aviation, with the country’s parliament recently voting to introduce a new passenger tax for charter flights from the start of 2030. EBAA’s leadership team, which is stepping up efforts to have this levy reversed, has also identified slot restrictions as a wider problem at European airports that requires lobbying efforts in 2026.

Eindhoven, in the south of the Netherlands, is a hub for companies involved in sectors such as semiconductors, health technology, mobility, and energy. Royal Philips, which now has its world headquarters in Amsterdam, formerly had a flight department based at Eindhoven and was a founding member of the EBAA.

On December 29, the Dutch Ministry of Defence issued a permit for civil aircraft operations at Eindhoven, a joint-use military base, that limits these to 41,500 movements in 2026.