Next summer, 13,000 more flights will be able to depart from Schiphol than previously announced. The airport said it will have room for 483,000 flights in 2024.
There is legally room for 500,000 flights after the government withdrew airport discounts for next year. However, after discussions with air traffic control and customs, among others, Schiphol decided that this figure was unrealistic.
How many flights can actually depart from the airport also depends on the capacity of the Royal Military Police, customs and air traffic control, among others. In the spring of 2022, there was great chaos at the airport due to lack of personnel. Schiphol wants to prevent this situation.
The slot coordinator, who is responsible for distributing the number of takeoff and landing rights (called slots), will distribute this number of flights among the airlines.
According to Schiphol, this distribution should take into account how flights can be reduced during peak hours to avoid queues.
Airline KLM is pleased with the increase in the number of flights, but emphasizes that the company now has less time to prepare for it. “KLM will of course do everything possible to operate the allocated number of flights,” the company said in response.
Additionally, 500,000 flights will not take off and land at Schiphol in 2023. Schiphol expects to operate a total of 433,000 flights this year.
Source: NOS
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