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Amsterdam Schiphol airport announces £8bn transformation project

Some 66.8 million passengers passed through the hub in 2024

The Independent UK · Nov 24, 2025

Connecting flights at Amsterdam? KLM demands you have an EU-compatible passport

Exclusive: Gavin McDermott, flying to Hong Kong via Amsterdam on the Dutch airline, was denied boarding and had to spend £1,000 on a replacement nonstop flight

The Independent UK · Apr 28, 2025

Amsterdam court gives green light to plan to reduce flights at busy Schiphol Airport

Appeals court judges in Amsterdam say the Dutch government can order Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000

The Independent UK · Jul 7, 2023

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Dutch court nixes plan to reduce flights at Schiphol Airport

A judge has ruled that the Dutch government cannot order Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs, to reduce the number of flights from 500,000 per year to 460,000

The Independent UK · Apr 5, 2023

Schiphol flights to be limited to 460,000 a year, government wants 440,000 cap

Flights to and from Amsterdam's Schiphol will be limited to 460,000 in the year through September 2024, the airport said, calling it a temporary solution for the government-proposed cap of 440,000 to cut noise pollution and for environmental reasons.

Reuters · Feb 23, 2023

Climate activists block private jet departures

AMSTERDAM: More than 100 environmental activists wearing white suits stormed into an area where private jets are kept at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport on Saturday and stopped several aircraft from departing by sitting in front of their wheels

Bangkok Post · Nov 5, 2022

Climate activists block private jets at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport

(This Nov. 5 story has been corrected to fix paragraph 10 to show government has capped flights, not passengers, at 440,000)

Reuters · Nov 5, 2022

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Dutch government to rein in flights at Schiphol Airport

The Dutch government plans to cut the maximum number of flights allowed each year at the country’s busiest aviation hub, Schiphol Airport, in an attempt to reduce noise and air pollution

The Independent UK · Jun 24, 2022

Strike causes chaos at Amsterdam airport as holiday begins

Amsterdam's Schiphol airport urged travellers to stay away for several hours on Saturday as a strike by ground personnel at the start of a school holiday caused chaos at Europe's third-busiest airport.

Reuters · Apr 23, 2022

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