The Dutch authorities want to limit the noise and have put forward plans to gradually reduce Schiphol airport’s annual capacity by 12 percent to 440,000 departures by 2024. The plans three months ago received the thumbs down from a local court, which indicated that the proceedings had not followed correct procedure . NOT SATISFIED: Marjan … Read more
ANPphoto for illustration In association with NH News NOS News•today, 21:08 The body of a stowaway was found in the landing gear of an aircraft at Schiphol today. A spokesman for the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee says against NH News investigation of the victim. “It appears that the man died of hypothermia.” It is not clear … Read more
11 apr 2023 om 10:18Update: 9 minuten geleden The State is appealing against the ruling on the reduction in the number of flights at Schiphol. At the beginning of April, the court ruled that the government should not limit the number of flight movements this year because the correct procedures were not followed. The government … Read more
The flights came from the cities of Barcelona, Bucharest, Cork, Dublin, Florence, Inverness, Gdansk, Nice and Tallinn. ‘An alternative airport must always be included in the flight plan for every flight. Rotterdam The Hague Airport is the official alternate airport for flights that have Schiphol as their destination,’ the spokesperson said.
NH NewsThe number of fines for night violations has risen sharply In association with NH News NOS News•yesterday, 22:14 Employees of ground handling companies at Schiphol often do not report accidents, partly because they are sent from pillar to post. As a result, both the safety of employees and those in the air is at … Read more
Inter Visual StudioIn line for check-in at Schiphol, in this case in September 2022 In association with NH News NOS News•today, 12:40 Trade union FNV is very concerned about the use of trainees during peak times at Schiphol. Inexperienced handlers are often used during check-in, lugging luggage and connecting and disconnecting the passenger bridges to … Read more
Customs at Schiphol Airport seized four suitcases containing 170,000 baby eels on Tuesday. Two people from Malaysia have been arrested. The Dutch Food and Consumer Product Safety Authority (NVWA) is conducting further investigations. Customs and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee have taken the suitcases along with the NVWA. They contain 54 kilos of elvers. The baby … Read more
A man who walked around on the track and a platform of Schiphol Airport train station with a cocked crossbow on Sunday was arrested by the Marechaussee. He “created a threatening situation,” said a spokesman. The Marechaussee received a report about the man, who was walking on platform 2 at the time. When the Marechaussees … Read more
22 feb 2023 om 21:34Update: een uur geleden Schiphol Airport does not want the number of flights to shrink further than 460,000 per year. The airport agrees to this for this year and next year, but after that Schiphol does not rule out new growth. Schiphol wants to make growth possible through a new airport … Read more
21 feb 2023 om 19:36Update: 26 minuten geleden Schiphol will limit the number of travelers departing from the airport in the morning during the May holidays with a 5 percent restriction. That equates to a few thousand travelers per day. The measure applies from the end of March to mid-May. In the week before Easter, … Read more