▁November ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 9 9 9 , ▁the ▁government ▁agreed ▁with ▁the ▁proposal ▁to ▁extend ▁the ▁run way , ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁flying ▁of ▁training ▁circ uits ▁by ▁large ▁aircraft ▁be ▁terminated . ▁▁ 2 0 0 0 s – 2 0 1 0 s ▁ ▁In ▁April ▁ 2 0 0 0 , ▁the ▁majority ▁of ▁the ▁Dutch ▁parliament ▁had ▁no ▁ob jection ▁against ▁the ▁run way ▁extension , ▁but ▁due ▁to ▁changing ▁environmental ▁legisl ation ▁and ▁civil ▁ob jection ▁procedures , ▁it ▁would ▁take ▁ 1 2 ▁more ▁years ▁until ▁the ▁project ▁was ▁actually ▁started . ▁ ▁Ryan air ▁started ▁a ▁scheduled ▁service ▁to ▁its ▁London ▁Stan sted ▁base ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 3 . ▁This ▁service ▁attract ed ▁many ▁passengers ▁to ▁the ▁air port . ▁However , ▁this ▁service ▁did ▁not ▁last ▁long ; ▁Ryan air ▁terminated ▁the ▁service ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 4 . ▁One ▁reason ▁for ▁this ▁was ▁the ▁limited ▁length ▁of ▁the ▁main ▁run way , ▁limit ing ▁the ▁aircraft ' s ▁effective ▁range ▁and ▁maximum ▁load . ▁ ▁Finally , ▁the ▁province ' s ▁State ▁of ▁Council ▁gave ▁the ▁final ▁go - a head ▁for ▁the ▁run way ▁extension ▁on ▁February ▁ 1 5 , ▁ 2 0 1 2 . ▁Ryan air ▁announced ▁three ▁new ▁routes , ▁returning ▁to ▁the ▁air port ▁after ▁eight ▁years . ▁The ▁extended ▁run way ▁was ▁put ▁into ▁service ▁on ▁April ▁ 2 4 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 . ▁However ,