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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS)

Schiphol Airport is the main airport in the Netherlands and is approximately twenty minutes from Amsterdam city centre by train.

It is the third busiest airport in Europe in terms of passenger traffic. The airport has six runways and one passenger terminal which is divided into three departure areas.

Built on what was once a large lake, Schiphol Airport is one of the world’s lowest airports, lying three metres below sea level.

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Long delays at Schiphol due to IT problem

1 February 2017 | By Roy Manuell (International Airport Review)

Amsterdam Schiphol's passengers face major delays after a serious computer failure.

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Schiphol aims for tailored travel advice with new website and app

13 December 2016 | By International Airport Review

Schiphol works towards an innovative digital solution to help passengers get from home to destination faster and more conveniently.,.

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Schiphol testing exciting new baggage security system

7 November 2016 | By International Airport Review

Together with the National Coordinator for Security and Counter-terrorism and KLM, Schiphol is testing two new scanning devices for hand baggage...

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Netherlands announce terrorist threat to remain one level from highest

10 August 2016 | By Roy Manuell

Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport on Saturday played host to a series of inspections from police after receiving “indications” that a terrorist threat might be imminent, officials said.

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Examining the use of robotics in airport customer service

24 May 2016 | By International Airport Review

In December 2015 KLM Royal Dutch Airlines became the first airline in the world to deploy a socially-aware robot to help passengers navigate their way through the airport. The trial, which took place at Amsterdam Schiphol, raises the question of whether there is a place for robotics in the customer…

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Schiphol Airport launches closed pharma chain programme

21 March 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport has launched a closed pharma chain programme that will offer manufacturers new levels of transparency.

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Schiphol Cargo records 5 months of growth

21 January 2016 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol finished 2015 with a total throughput of 1,621,097 tonnes of air cargo, marginally down on the all-time Schiphol Cargo record set in 2014.

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SPENCER robot to assist passengers at Schiphol Airport

1 December 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

The EU-funded SPENCER robot has been deployed at Schiphol Airport in a pilot scheme designed to aid passengers through the airport terminal.

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Delhi and Schiphol collaborate to promote air cargo trade lane

24 April 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

An agreement between Delhi Airport and Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been signed to collaborate and promote an air cargo trade lane between the two airports.

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Schiphol awarded in Air Cargo Excellence Awards

17 March 2015 | By Katie Sadler, Digital Content Producer, International Airport Review

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has been awarded in this year’s Air Cargo Excellence Awards. It has been ranked top major European airport (over 1 million tonnes per annum), in the Air Cargo Excellence Survey.

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New taxiway boosts Schiphol freighters’ safety and efficiency

3 March 2015 | By Pilot Marketing

A new taxiway, linking Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s ‘Kaag’ runway with the airport’s Sierra cargo zone, has halved live runway crossings for the many freighter aircraft that visit Schiphol every week...

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Schiphol cargo tonnage grows 8.8% in first half

15 July 2014 | By Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Air Cargo tonnages through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued to build throughout the second quarter of 2014, leading to overall growth of 8.84% in the year to date...

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Schiphol wins Best Airport Europe in AFSCA Awards

18 June 2014 | By Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has re-entered the winners’ enclosure at this year’s Asian Freight & Supply Chain Awards...

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Schiphol cargo up 7.3% in Q1

25 April 2014 | By Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Cargo tonnages through Amsterdam Airport Schiphol showed consistent growth throughout the first quarter of 2014, ending with a total of 392,990 tonnes, representing an increase of 7.3% on the same period of 2013...

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol cargo tonnage up 3.2% in 2013

17 January 2014 | By Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol experienced 3.2% growth in cargo traffic in 2013, with the total of 1,531,089 tonnes coming close to the airport’s all-time record set in 2007....

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