Amsterdam Airport Schiphol Anticipates Strong Growth, Plans Sixth Runway
ATW Daily News | Jun. 05, 2007
Amsterdan Airport Schiphol will need a sixth runway to accommodate its anticipated growth, Schiphol Group indicated in its long-term outlook published recently.
AMS expects passenger throughput to grow 84.4% to 85 million by 2025, with freight more than doubling to 3.5 million tonnes.
Runway capacity will need to increase from last year's 423,122 flights to 600,000-650,000 by 2025, with a new passenger area constructed by 2015, the airport said.
The plan also calls for more selective use of nighttime capacity and a slot policy prioritizing "scarce capacity in favor of hub carriers, [intercontinental] carriers and those point-to-point carriers that contribute to the European network, and to safeguard the intercontinental network."
The report further suggests "providing relief" for AMS by taking outbound transfer traffic not tied to the main port and relocating as much as possible to other Dutch airports. It said regional airports like Eindhoven and Lelystad may be suitable options.
Schiphol Group has a 51% share of Eindhoven and fully owns Lelystad.