Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for January 2023: +57% vs 2022, but way below 2019 and 2020
Almost 3.9 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in January 2023. That is an increase compared to 2022 (+57%) and 2021 (+348%)....
After a disastrous 2022, Schiphol Group publishes poor financial results
Royal Schiphol Group today published poor financial results for 2022. "The underlying financial result of Schiphol Group amounted to a loss of 28 million...
KLM Boeing 777 returns to Amsterdam Schiphol after galley fire
On 9 February, a KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Boeing 777-200 (registered PH-BQO) operated flight KL591 between Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands, and Johannesburg, South Africa....
KLM plans to increase frequencies to Greater China (Hong Kong, Beijing, Shanghai) from 26 March 2023
From the start of the Summer schedule 2023 on 26 March, KLM is planning to increase the frequency of flights to Greater China in...
Star Alliance lounge at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport now offers Pay-as-you-go access
Passengers travelling in all cabins on Star Alliance member airlines can now choose to experience the premium lounge before their flightStar Alliance, the world’s...
Amsterdam Schiphol warns about new cap on number of travellers
Will Amsterdam Schiphol again limit the number of travellers departing through the airport during the busy holiday periods of May and summer? Staff shortages...
Hundreds of KLM travellers stuck in Panama for a few days after a technical problem
KLM travellers were blocked in Panama for several days after their flight from Bogota (Colombia) to Amsterdam had to divert to an airport in...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to end limits on departing passengers for May holidays
Sector to jointly tackle remaining bottlenecksOver the past few months, a lot of effort has gone into recruiting new colleagues at Schiphol.
The...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol starts renewing and renovating the baggage basements
Schiphol is renewing, renovating and further innovating the baggage basements. This includes preparations for the construction of a new baggage basement with a handling...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for December 2022: +93% vs 2021, -20% vs 2019
4.1 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in December 2022. In December 2021 that number was almost 2.9 million, in December 2020...
Delta aircraft hits runway lights at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol while landing before threshold
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330-300 registered N802NW damaged part of the runway lighting on Schiphol-Oost runway 22 this morning during landing. According to...
Double the number of travellers at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in 2022
Last year, 52.5 million passengers travelled to, from or via Schiphol. That's a 106% increase compared to 2021 (25.5 million travellers) but still 27%...
400 travellers, stranded in Singapore for days after KLM plane broke down, will fly back Sunday
A group of 400 travellers have been stranded in Singapore for days after a KLM plane broke down. Travellers would fly from Denpasar in Bali...
Passenger dies during KLM flight KL714 from Paramaribo to Amsterdam
A passenger on a KLM aircraft that departed from Paramaribo, Suriname, to Amsterdam, The Netherlands, died midway through the flight. The deceased was identified...
Amsterdam Schiphol Zwanenburgbaan runway (18C-36C) out of use until mid-April due to major maintenance
From Monday 2 January to mid-April, Schiphol will be carrying out major maintenance on the Zwanenburgbaan runway, better known by pilots under the designation...
Amsterdam Schiphol traffic and transport figures for November 2022: 4 million passengers
Almost 4 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in November 2022. In November 2021 that number was 3.1 million, in November 2020...
Young passenger unexpectedly gives birth to baby boy on KLM flight from Ecuador
Last Wednesday, a young woman that was travelling on board KLM Royal Dutch Airlines flight KL755 from Quito and Guayaquil, Ecuador, towards Amsterdam Schiphol,...
Ground handling vehicles at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to run entirely on biofuel
Soon, all ground handling vehicles on the apron at Schiphol will refuel using biofuel HVO100. Using this fuel means a 98% reduction in CO2...
Aviation sector starts follow-up sustainable taxiing tests at Amssterdam Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and partners have started conducting follow-up sustainable taxiing tests. At the airport, a KLM plane drove from Schiphol-Centre to and from...
KLM adds Rennes to its European network
Starting 26 March 2023, KLM is launching a direct service to the new destination of Rennes in the west of France. The service will...