Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Sharp fall in traffic and financial results in 2020 due to COVID-19 pandemic
The ambition of Royal Schiphol Group: to build back better
Today, 19 February 2021, Royal Schiphol Group publishes its Annual Results for 2020. The COVID-19...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for January 2021: passengers -83%, cargo +18%
The number of flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in January fell by 61% to a total of 14,666 (37,567 in January 2020). This resulted...
KLM and Dutch Ministry of Health begin transport of Covid-19 vaccines to the Caribbean part of the Kingdom of the Netherlands
Today (at 11:05) saw the first flight from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to Bonaire and Aruba (KL779) carrying a shipment of Covid-19 vaccines destined for...
Dutch air traffic heavily affected by the snow, Eindhoven closed all day
There are a lot of cancellations at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol on Sunday due to the heavy snowfall. Dozens of flights have been cancelled, delayed...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol tests self-driving baggage tractor
Schiphol has started a trial with an autonomous baggage tractor that will take baggage to the aircraft on the apron. The aim of the...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for December 2020: -77%
The number of flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in December fell by 59% to a total of 15,902 (38,425 in December 2019)....
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s Polderbaan Runway(18R-36L) closed for 13 weeks due to major maintenance
From 25 January to 26 April, Schiphol will be carrying out major maintenance on the Polderbaan Runway (18R-36L). During the activities, the runway will...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to restructure Cargo Division
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is restructuring its Cargo Division, bringing it into its new Aviation Business Development Division under the umbrella of business unit Airport...
DHL (European Air Transport) Airbus A300-600 suffers bird strike on take-off from Amsterdam Schiphol
On 3 January, a DHL Airbus A300-600, operated by European Air Transport and registered as D-AEAC, operated flight QY1239 between Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands,...
Amsterdam airport Schiphol saw 20.9 million passengers last year, 71% fewer than in 2019
A total of 20.9 million passengers travelled from, to or via Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last year, a decrease of 71% compared to 2019. Eindhoven Airport...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and partners well-prepared for coronavirus vaccine shipments
More than sixty companies participating in the Vaccines Gateway Netherlands (VGN) task force have joined forces at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to enable safe, secure...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for November 2020: -83%
The number of flights to and from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol in November fell by 61% to a total of 14,858 (37,802 in November 2019)....
Delta Air Lines’ first COVID-tested flight departs Atlanta, charting path to global recovery
Airline introduces testing protocols on flights to Amsterdam and Rome exempting quarantine on arrival
Delta customers with essential travel needs can now fly from Atlanta to...
Transporting the COVID-19 vaccine, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is getting ready
We are all eagerly awaiting the COVID-19 vaccine. The Dutch government recently announced that the first vaccinations will probably take place in the Netherlands...
One arrest after bomb threat on KLM Boeing 737 at Amsterdam Schiphol
Yesterday, emergency services at Amsterdam Schiphol, The Netherlands, rushed to a KLM Boeing 737-700 (registered PH-BGM) after a bomb threat. The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee...
Nine people complained 17,000 times about noise disturbance caused by Amsterdam Schiphol – in 1 year
Past year, Dutch Bewoners Aanspreekpunt Schiphol (BAS) received thousands of complaints about aircraft disturbance from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, The Netherlands. Nine residents from Nederhorst...
Suspicious situation onboard an aircraft at Amsterdam Schiphol, passengers evacuated
The Royal Netherlands Marechaussee is investigating a suspicious situation on board an aircraft at Amsterdam Airport, The Netherlands. Around 15:00 (UTC +1), emergency services rushed...
Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines to offer COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam
Trans-Atlantic partners Delta Air Lines and KLM Royal Dutch Airlines are launching COVID-tested flights from Atlanta to Amsterdam, effective December 15, 2020. The airline...
Neste invests in AFS fuel storage company to enable supply of Sustainable Aviation Fuel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Neste, the world’s leading provider of renewable diesel and sustainable aviation fuel, has acquired a minority stake in Aircraft Fuel Supply B.V. (AFS). AFS...
Launch of the Dutch Action Agenda for Train and Aviation: fewer flights, more trains, a.o. to Brussels
International train takes offStrengthen the international train so that it becomes an attractive alternative to short flights for more travellers. That is the ambition...