All Amsterdam Airport Schiphol articles
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NewsSchiphol confirms fresh capacity cuts as ramp-up challenges remain amid Europe-wide growth
Amsterdam Schiphol airport is to reduce the maximum number of departing passenges by 18% until end of October and to apply restrictions for the rest of the year amid continues secuerity staff shortages.
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Schiphol Airport boss steps down as operational woes persist
Amsterdam Schiphol airport chief executive Dick Benschop is stepping down from the role as the Dutch hub continues to struggle with operational challenges and hints further measures are implemented.
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Security staff shortages prompt fresh round of Schiphol flight cancellations
Staffing issues are causuing fresh disruption at Amsterdam Schiphol airport as the operator has today asked several airlines to cancel flights amid a shortage of security personnel.
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Legal action possible as Air France-KLM vows to fight Schiphol cap
Air France-KLM may take legal action over the Dutch government’s recent decision to permanently cap the number of flights from Amsterdam Schiphol airport. KLM warned in late June of “dramatic consequences” for its hub operations after the government moved to permanently cut the annual flight limit from the airport by ...
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Heathrow airport caps daily passengers and tells airlines to halt ticket sales
London Heathrow airport has announced a capacity cap for the peak summer travel season and requested that its airline customers stop selling tickets for the period, citing the challenges posed by the “legacy of Covid”.
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KLM warns of ‘dramatic consequences’ from Dutch plan to cut Schiphol flights
Home carrier KLM has hit out at a move by the Dutch government to cut the number of annual permissible flights from the Amsterdam hub airport by 12% which it says would erode its ability to operate a hub function.
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‘Nightmare is becoming reality’ on airport charges: IATA chief
IATA director general Willie Walsh has called on governments to ‘show backbone’ and reject airport requests to increase their charges to airlines.
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European airports braced for tough start to 2022
European airports expect another slow start to this year after passenger numbers across the region ended 2021 still 59% below pre-pandemic levels.
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Paris and Amsterdam airport operators start untying cross-shareholding pact
Paris Charles de Gaulle and Amsterdam Schiphol airports’ operators have started unwinding their cross-participation share agreement, after opting not to extend it further. Groupe ADP and Royal Schiphol Group sealed the agreement in 2008, each company taking an 8% shareholding in the other. It reflected the combination of their main ...
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Amsterdam Schiphol to test foraging pigs’ suitability as bird deterrent
Amsterdam Schiphol airport’s operator is to carry out a bird-control trial which centres on the use of pigs. It will take place on a plot of land, with an area of about 2ha, situated between runways 18R and 18C. This plot was used to harvest sugar beets. But crop residue ...
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Heathrow warns UK is falling behind Europe in travel and trade recovery
The UK’s travel restrictions “remain a barrier” to a more significant recovery from the Covid-19 pandemic and mean the country is lagging the positive trends seen elsewhere in Europe, in the view of Heathrow Airport.
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Passenger numbers plunged by over 70% across five biggest European hubs in 2020
Passenger numbers fell by more than 70% across Europe’s five biggest hubs last year as international travel ground to a virtual standstill because of the coronavirus pandemic.
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Schiphol hijack alert is 'false alarm': Air Europa
Spanish carrier Air Europa has admitted that a hijack alert which triggered a military police response at Amsterdam Schiphol aiprort was issued inadvertently.
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Amsterdam to host IATA annual general meeting in 2020
IATA will hold its next annual general meeting in Amsterdam in 2020, the association has announced today.
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KLM signs up to 10-year bulk biofuel commitment
KLM has agreed to purchase 75,000 tonnes of biofuel a year from 2022 onwards from a new plant being developed in Amsterdam.
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KLM moves to replace Jet on Amsterdam-Bengaluru route
KLM will start a new route from Amsterdam Schiphol to Bengaluru this winter, following the suspension of Jet Airways own service on the route.
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Netherlands and France to jointly review Air France-KLM strategy
The French and Dutch governments have pledged to create a joint working group to scrutinise the governance and ownership structure of Air France-KLM and their respective visions for the group's long-term strategy.
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KLM gambles on Las Vegas in 2019
KLM plans to land in Las Vegas next summer with new flights from Amsterdam.
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ANALYSIS: Hyperloop link promises Schiphol expansion
Hyperloop One, a California-based company that is seeking to make the concept of aircraft-speed ground transportation a commercial reality, is hopeful that talks with the Dutch Government to build a hyperloop track linking Amsterdam Schiphol and Lelystad airports could result in the two facilities effectively becoming one integrated aerodrome within ...
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Air Europa and China Airlines seal codeshare pact
Spanish carrier Air Europa has arranged a codeshare with its SkyTeam partner, Taiwanese operator China Airlines.
