Schiphol articles
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Minister "relaxed rules" over Schiphol environmental permit: NRC
The environmental licence granted to Dutch airport Schiphol was issued on “dodgy legal grounds”, the NRC reported on Tuesday. The paper says documents from the agricultural ministry requested by green campaign group Mobilisation for the Environment (MOB) under freedom of information rules, show the minister relaxed the conditions for the airport so it did not have to cut the number of flights. Schiphol had been operating without a permit for years, and the government had turned a blind eye to
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Busy, but no long lines at Schiphol on first day of May holidays
It was busy at Schiphol Airport during the first Saturday of the April/May holiday break, an airport spokesperson said. There were consistent queues of people over the course of the morning, but passengers have not had to wait for very long."It is busy, but manageable, and the atmosphere is good among passengers," she said at around 9 a.m. on Saturday. Peak days were expected to draw about 80,000 departing passengers, and the airport predicted an average of more than 70,000 departing passengers...
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Schiphol introduces three-second scanners ahead of holiday rush
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport has replaced all its 53 security scanners that check departing passengers with faster models that analyse whether travellers are carrying prohibited items in less than three seconds. In addition, the new technology requires fewer physical searches, while still meeting the high security requirements that apply at Schiphol, the company said on Wednesday. Schiphol earlier introduced 3D CT scanners for hand luggage checks, which means travellers do not need to take...