Airports - Amsterdam Airport Schiphol
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is part of Schiphol Group. The company is a leading global airport operator, with airports both in the Netherlands and abroad in its portfolio. Schiphol Group owns and operates Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Lelystad Airport and has a 51% share in Eindhoven Airport. Outside the Netherlands, Schiphol USA Inc. has a share in JFK IAT, which operates Terminal 4 at John F. Kennedy Airport, New York, and Schiphol Australia has an interest in Brisbane Airport Corporation, the operator of Brisbane Airport. Schiphol Group has a strategic 8% share in Aéroports de Paris (ADP) and vice versa since December 2008.Facts 2009
• In 2009, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed 43.6 million passengers and almost 1.3 million tonnes of cargo.
• The number of aircraft movements amounted to 391,264.
• With these figures, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is Europe’s 5th busiest airport and 3rd busiest cargo airport. In fact, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the world’s third-largest airport based on the number of international passengers using the airport.
• About 100 airlines operate passenger and cargo flights to and from AMS to over 284 scheduled destinations worldwide.
• With Europe’s highest peak hour capacity at up to 110 movements per hour, using three runways simultaneously, AMS will be able to offer up to 510,000 slots per calendar year.
Awards 2009
In 2009 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was the proud winner of prestigious awards, namely the “Best Airport in Europe” by Business Traveller in London and the 'ACI Europe Best Airport Award'. At the end of June, Canadian travel agents elected Amsterdam Airport Schiphol their ‘Favourite International Airport 2009’. And for the second year in a row, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been honoured with Executive Travel Magazine's 'Leading Edge Award'. Readers of this US magazine, published by the business travel division of American Express, voted Schiphol as Best International Airport (ahead of London Heathrow and Dubai) based on qualities including leadership, customer orientation and vision.
The readers of Cargonews Asia “Best Airport Europe” (17th time in a row!) and 11th time in a row voted ‘Best Air Cargo Terminal Europe, both. Also AMS was awarded the OAG Airport Marketing Award during Routes 2007 in Stockholm.
• In 2009, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol welcomed 43.6 million passengers and almost 1.3 million tonnes of cargo.
• The number of aircraft movements amounted to 391,264.
• With these figures, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is Europe’s 5th busiest airport and 3rd busiest cargo airport. In fact, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is the world’s third-largest airport based on the number of international passengers using the airport.
• About 100 airlines operate passenger and cargo flights to and from AMS to over 284 scheduled destinations worldwide.
• With Europe’s highest peak hour capacity at up to 110 movements per hour, using three runways simultaneously, AMS will be able to offer up to 510,000 slots per calendar year.
Awards 2009
In 2009 Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was the proud winner of prestigious awards, namely the “Best Airport in Europe” by Business Traveller in London and the 'ACI Europe Best Airport Award'. At the end of June, Canadian travel agents elected Amsterdam Airport Schiphol their ‘Favourite International Airport 2009’. And for the second year in a row, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been honoured with Executive Travel Magazine's 'Leading Edge Award'. Readers of this US magazine, published by the business travel division of American Express, voted Schiphol as Best International Airport (ahead of London Heathrow and Dubai) based on qualities including leadership, customer orientation and vision.
The readers of Cargonews Asia “Best Airport Europe” (17th time in a row!) and 11th time in a row voted ‘Best Air Cargo Terminal Europe, both. Also AMS was awarded the OAG Airport Marketing Award during Routes 2007 in Stockholm.
For more information please visit us at www.schipholgroup.com/routedevelopment or contact us directly at aviationmarketing@schiphol.nl.
