Overview

• Fraport and DFS have proposed routing more departures northwest, raising concerns among communities already affected by southern flight paths.
• Mainz environment chief Janina Steinkrüger warns the plan could expand the noise footprint and is evaluating legal action to stop it.
• The Hessian transport ministry defends its transparency but plans a detailed compliance review with the Planfeststellungsbeschluss next year.
• The Bündnis der Bürgerinitiativen demands immediate cuts to nighttime flights and will stage a demonstration at Terminal 1 on June 16.
• A nonpublic special session of the Fluglärmkommission on June 26 in Raunheim will scrutinize the concept’s alignment with existing regulations.