ACI Europe responds to decision to reduce capacity at Amsterdam Airport
Airports Council International Europe has responded with dismay to the Dutch government’s to drastically reduce the capacity at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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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.
Airports Council International Europe has responded with dismay to the Dutch government’s to drastically reduce the capacity at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
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