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...
This is what the latest NS Intercity between The Netherlands and Belgium looks like
Travellers will be able to travel faster between Belgium and the Netherlands in the course of 2024. The NS train that does it can...
Summer chaos at Amsterdam Schiphol, Corendon Airlines decides to expand at Brussels Airport
From Summer season 2023/2024, Corendon Airlines will significantly expand at Brussels Airport. The tour operator will base four aircraft at Belgian's biggest airport. The...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is redeveloping Lounge 1, the Schengen waiting area after the security check
Passenger-centred and sustainable designAmsterdam Airport Schiphol is giving Lounge 1 for passengers travelling to Schengen destinations, an update. Now that the redevelopment of Departures...
Joint investment in Dutch infrastructure by extension of the North-South metro line to Schiphol
Schiphol calls the joint investment in the accessibility of the Netherlands and the Amsterdam Metropolitan Area announced today by the Transport Region, the Province...
Amsterdam Schiphol traffic and transport figures for October 2022: almost 5 million passengers
Almost 4.9 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in October 2022. In October 2021 that number was 3.7 million, in October 2020...
Hundreds of climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam Schiphol
Around 500 climate activists of Extinction Rebellion and Greenpeace (Nederland) are blocking the departure of private jets at the airport of Amsterdam Schiphol, The...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol CEO’s response to open letter by Greenpeace: “feel welcome, but let’s keep things civil”
In an open letter, Greenpeace has asked Ruud Sondag, Schiphol's CEO, whether he is opting for a sustainable future. He wrote the following response: ‘Interest...
KLM lands in Katowice, its sixth destination in Poland
Today, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines officially inaugurated a new route: Amsterdam-Katowice-Amsterdam. Inhabitants of Upper Silesia gained access to the global network of the Dutch...
TUI fly Netherlands Boeing 737 MAX 8 returns to Amsterdam Schiphol after bird strike
TUI Airlines Netherlands flight OR1631 to Gran Canaria, operated by Boeing 737 MAX 8 registered PH-TFP, suffered a bird strike on takeoff from Amsterdam...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol extends compensation scheme for travellers affected by long queues
Schiphol is extending the compensation scheme for travellers who in recent months arrived at the airport on time but missed their flight as a...
A stable autumn holiday 2022 at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
More than 2.6 million travellers flew from, to or through Schiphol during the autumn holiday (14-30 October 2022). The average waiting time at the...
Amsterdam Schiphol Kaagbaan runway (06-24) unavailable due to annual maintenance
From Monday 31 October to Friday 4 November, and on Monday 7 November and Tuesday 8 November, maintenance works are being carried out on...
Bomb threat on easyJet flight to Amsterdam Schiphol, three passengers arrested, flight cancelled
Essex Police arrested three men for a fake bomb threat on an easyJet plane. On 19 October, the Airbus A319 registered OE-LKX was about...
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol traffic and transport figures for September 2022
Almost 5.2 million passengers flew from, via or to Schiphol in September 2022. In September 2021 that number was 3.4 million, in September 2020...
KLM wants talks with Dutch government on alternatives for capacity reduction at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
The business world, logistics sector and, above all, travellers choose for KLM, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and the Netherlands partly on account of the many...
New social package at Amsterdam Schiphol provides for higher wages, better rosters and improved rest areas for security staff
Talks between Schiphol, the unions FNV and CNV and security companies have led to a negotiated agreement on a new social package to structurally...