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vier farms en six businesses moeten vacate due om defense plans om expand de area om Lelystad Airport.
de affected families en businesses have been informed today.
State Secretary Boswijk van Defense stated dat deze is a bijzonder unpleasant announcement.
He is visiting de affected owners today.
Defense promises om support deze people met "close contact en personal guidance."
deze may include helping them vinden a new location or qualifying them voor compensation.
According om Boswijk, additional space is essential voor defense, especially because de F-35 fighter jets are being used meer frequently in operations.
He explains dat deze means meer training en maintenance is required, voor which support units need physical space.
geen delay due om nature permit de expansion van Lelystad Airport turns out om be larger than previously planned.
Instead van de initially envisaged 150 hectares, 240 hectares are Nu being utilized.
van deze space, 40 hectares are intended om extend de runway.
Currently, however, de airport does niet nog have a nature permit.
Boswijk states dat waiting voor het would take te long, dus het was decided niet om delay de expansion.
Although Boswijk expects de number van additional relocations van homes en businesses om remain minimal, he admits dat nothing can be ruled out met certainty geven de unpredictable world situation.
