3.1 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in November 2021. In November 2020 that number was 0.9 million. In November 2019, without the effects of COVID-19 on Schiphol, 5.3 million passengers travelled through Schiphol.
The number of commercial flights to and from Schiphol was 28,372 (+91% compared to 2020, -25% compared to 2019). The number of cargo flights was 1,928 (-20% compared to 2020, +63% compared to 2019), which contributed to a 1% decrease in transported tonnage compared to last year and a 6% increase compared to 2019.
Passengers
Of the 3.1 million passengers in November, almost 1.3 million passengers had a transfer at Schiphol. The passengers with a transfer were 650.000 unique passengers, who are counted two times in the international counting method: as an arriving passenger and departing passenger. Almost 2.3 million passengers travelled from or to a destination within Europe, 800.000 outside of Europe.
Cargo
The number of all-cargo flights has increased, from 1,180 to 1,928, compared to 2019. This compensates for the tonnage normally transported on passenger flights compared with 2019, with a total transported volume of almost 143,831 tonnes.
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