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AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Dutch government plans to cap the number of flights at Amsterdam Schiphol airport are not likely to be implemented this year because the European Commission will need more time to assess the scheme, the country’s infrastructure minister said. Flight numbers at Schiphol, one of Europe’s main air hubs, have been in doubt since the Dutch government in November was forced to scrap plans for an annual cap of 452,000 flights, about 10% below pre-pandemic levels. This was partly because airlines wanted more flights, while the Dutch government and Schiphol had wanted fewer flight…