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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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Schiphol maintains cargo growth through third quarter

28 October 2013 | By Pilot Marketing

The growth in cargo throughput at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol continued throughout the third quarter, which was up 2.6% on 2012...

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SimpliFlying Awards 2013: Recognising Best Airlines and Airports on Social Media

24 October 2013 | By SimpliFlying

"The SimpliFlying Awards winners exemplify the spirit of innovation..."

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Milestone for Schiphol App: Over 1 million downloads

16 October 2013 | By Schiphol

The Schiphol App offers current flight information about arriving and departing flights...

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Schiphol Cargo throughput swings towards exports

30 October 2012 | By Pilot Marketing

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol experienced improved cargo throughput figures in the three months July-September...

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol to process millionth passenger using e-gate border crossing technology

29 October 2012 | By Burson-Marsteller UK

Automated Border Control System delivers reduced wait times...

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Safety first at Schiphol

28 March 2012 | By Mark Glover, Commissioning Editor, International Airport Review

Mark Glover from International Airport Review spoke to René Verjans, Senior Advisor Crisis and Disaster Management at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport about the ARFF and recovery procedures in place at one of Europe’s busiest hubs.

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Schiphol Telematics offers airlines new global WiFi service at Amsterdam Airport

13 February 2012 | By SITA

Schiphol Telematics (ST), is offering airlines the ability to connect to a new generation of WiFi services which operate globally...

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol shows modest cargo growth over 2010

6 February 2012 | By Pilot Marketing

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ended 2011 with a growth of 0.8% in cargo handled, compared to 2010...

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The paperless revolution at Schiphol

5 October 2011 | By Saskia van Pelt, Business Development Director, Schiphol Cargo

Many aspects of the air cargo industry have changed beyond recognition in recent years. But one area which has stubbornly resisted change is the continuing reliance on paper processes.

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Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: leader in innovation for over 40 years

3 December 2008 | By Ad Rutten, Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer, Schiphol Group

On 28 April 1967, the then reigning Queen Juliana of the Netherlands opened the new Amsterdam Airport Schiphol: Schiphol-Centre. With its tangential runway system comprising four runways for take-offs and landings, its ‘one terminal’ concept with (at that time) three piers – each one complete with passenger bridges – its…

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Passenger movements at Schiphol

31 July 2007 | By Joep Lievers, Director of Infrastructure, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Richard Piper spoke to Joep Lievers, Director of Infrastructure, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport, regarding the flow of passengers through the terminal building.

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