Last year, 20,9 million travelers passed through Schiphol
In 2020, 20,9 million passengers traveled from, to or via Schiphol, a decrease of 71% compared to 2019. Eindhoven Airport saw the number of travelers decrease to 2,1 million last year, Rotterdam The Hague Airport to 0,5 million ; decreases of 69% and 77% respectively.
In addition to existing corona measures, Schiphol has three new disinfection locations where travelers can disinfect their personal belongings, such as telephone, passport and keys, with UV-C light. Travelers will find the three so-called 'Sanitising Service' points at Schiphol Plaza, in Lounge 2 and between Arrivals 3 and 4. This means that visitors, arriving, departing and transferring travelers can use the service points.
Schiphol is making significant losses, hundreds of jobs lost
The consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic for Royal Schiphol Group airports and for the aviation sector as a whole are unprecedented. In the first six months of 2020, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol recorded a 62,1% decrease in passenger numbers to 13,1 million (HY 2019: 34,5 million).
The Dutch airports and airlines are taking additional measures to manage the upscaling of air traffic in times of corona. The sector has drawn up protocols to ensure that the risks for staff and passengers in this corona era are limited as much as possible.
Schiphol expects an increase in the number of travelers in the coming period. In order to continue to travel safely and responsibly, Schiphol has recently taken many measures in the field of hygiene, keeping a distance of one and a half meters and traveler communication. Those measures will be maintained.
More travelers refused at Schiphol passport controls
In 2019, the Marechaussee handled fewer incidents at Schiphol and made fewer arrests than in 2018. However, more people were refused at passport controls last year, according to the Marechaussee.
Joseph in Asia (part 19)
The journey home. Our flight KL874 departs today Sunday April 5 at 22.30:16.00 PM. The taxi wants to take us from Pattaya to Suvarnabhumi airport no later than XNUMX pm.
Schiphol Airport asks the public not to come to the terminal if it is not really necessary. The airport mainly focuses its message on visitors dropping off or picking up passengers. In this way, the airport wants to prevent crowds in the departure and arrival hall.
Schiphol Airport will reduce its operations for the coming period and focus on activities that are appropriate to this crisis situation. This means that Schiphol will remain open in a much slimmed-down form for passenger flights that still arrive and depart, repatriation, freight traffic, emergency services and evading aircraft.
At the moment I am in Bangkok with my dog, which I want to transfer to the Netherlands. Since I am now flying to the Netherlands on Thursday with EVA Air, I am looking for someone who wants to take my dog with KLM, from BKK to AMS on Thursday 16 January or a little later. He or she does not have to do anything in Bangkok.
Flying to Bangkok: EVA Air brings Belgians to Schiphol by train
Belgians who want to fly from Schiphol to Bangkok with EVA Air can now easily do so by train. EVA Air has entered into an agreement with the Belgian Railways (NMBS) for this purpose.
Schiphol has started a pilot on its website showing the predicted waiting time at the security check in Departure Hall 1. This predictive information at the security check is part of a personal travel schedule that Schiphol offers the traveler.
During the summer holidays (6 July to 1 September), an average of 220.000 people travel to, from or via Schiphol every day. There are a total of 12,8 million travellers, a slight increase of 0,8% compared to the 2018 summer holidays. To ensure a pleasant start to everyone's holiday, Schiphol has taken holiday measures and has tips for traveling well prepared.
Electronic information points at Schiphol should improve the provision of information to travelers
Schiphol is deploying new communication channels to help travelers in the terminal even better with questions or problems.
Holidaymaker indispensable player for Schiphol
Two-thirds of all passengers at Schiphol have a leisure motive for flying. They fly to go on vacation, visit family and friends. This ratio applies to both direct flights and transfer flights, and also applies to large and small destinations.
Jet Airways from India in big trouble
Jet Airways is an international airline from India, based in Mumbai. The European hub and head office is located at Amsterdam Schiphol.
Again more passengers at national airports
The number of passengers arriving and departing at national airports was 2018 percent higher in the fourth quarter of 4,1 than one year previously. The amount of goods transported increased by 0,5 percent. The service companies within the aviation sector achieved an increase in turnover of 7,8 percent this quarter.