Amsterdam will welcome Air India this summer. It joins other carriers to have launched Amsterdam recently or will do so soon, including PLAY (December 2021) and JetBlue (August 2023). After last serving the Dutch airport 26 years ago, Air India will launch a 4-weekly Delhi-Amsterdam service on 11 June using the Boeing 787-8. It will […]
May 15, 2023 | Air Service Community News
The recent announcement by the Dutch government that it plans to limit Amsterdam Airport Schiphol’s annual aircraft movements to 440,000 has come as a shock to just about everyone, not least the airport itself. The government is justifying this decision on environmental (noise and pollution) grounds, though negotiations involving the airport are expected to continue […]
July 7, 2022 | Airports, Europe, News & Analysis
The reborn Flybe is going head-to-head against British Airways and KLM on one of Europe’s busiest international routes. On 29 May the now Birmingham-based regional airline started 12-weekly service between London LHR and Amsterdam using its 78-seat Q400s. In 2018 and 2019 this route welcomed around 1.75 million passengers according to UK CAA data. This […]
June 8, 2022 | Latest Route News +
Amelia (IATA code 8R) has replaced Air France on the 470-kilometre link between Strasbourg in France and Amsterdam. The French regional carrier will operate the route 10-weekly (twice each day, Monday to Friday) using its ERJ-145s. The first flight was on Monday 11 April using aircraft registration F-HESR. Up until Friday 8 April, Air France […]
April 21, 2022 | Latest Route News +
PLAY (IATA code OG) became the latest airline to serve western Europe’s busiest airport when it began 2-weekly service (Mondays and Fridays) on 3 December from its home base at Reykjavik in Iceland to Amsterdam. The 2,040-kilometre route will be flown by the airline’s bright red A321neos, with the inaugural service of flight OG 460 […]
December 6, 2021 | Latest Route News +
On Saturday 26 June, KLM added Verona in Italy to its Amsterdam network when it began operations on the 885-kilometre route. The service is set to operate daily using KLM Cityhopper’s Embraer E175s. The service will complement the existing daily service operated by KLM’s in-house LCC Transavia, which has been operating the route during the […]
June 29, 2021 | Latest Route News +
100 days ago, industry challenges became Schiphol opportunities. We restructured Route & Business Development into a new team: Airline & Cargo Partnerships. We’ve sharpened our focus and put all our passion into making sure every airline feels like our #1 priority. But who are people behind the team, and how will they make a […]