Hello from Saudi Arabia! I just flew Saudia’s Airbus A330-300 business class on the 75-minute flight from Jeddah (JED) to Riyadh (RUH), as I continue my review trip. In the last installment, I covered my Saudia Boeing 787-10 business class flight from Amsterdam (AMS), which greatly exceeded my expectations.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig29 Jul
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has reported a record €801 million investment in airport quality in the first half 0f 2026 - the highest amount ever spent in a six-month period.
AviationSource News•Len Varley29 Jul
Hello from Saudi Arabia, as I just flew Saudias Boeing 787-10 business class on the 5hr20min flight from Amsterdam (AMS) to Jeddah (JED), as I continue my review trip.
One Mile at a Time•Ben Schlappig28 JulRoyal Schiphol Group invested a record €801 million in the first half of 2026 to modernise its airports, improve passenger facilities and support long-term growth, while reporting a stable underlying net profit of €215 million despite geopolitical and operational challenges. The group handled 37.3 million passengers across Schiphol, Eindhoven and Rotterdam The Hague airports, a […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban24 JulAmsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) has decided to bring the administration of the passenger with reduced mobility (PRM) assistance service in-house. This change is scheduled to commence by early 2028, but until the transition happens, the current provider, Axxicom Airport Caddy, will remain in place. The Transition The airport has thought thoroughly about the in-housing of […]
Travel Radar•Gabriela Ribas15 JulAmsterdam Airport Schiphol has decided to take direct responsibility for assistance services for passengers with reduced mobility (PRM), bringing the operation under airport management from early 2028. The move will give Schiphol greater control over service quality, continuity and future development as demand for PRM assistance continues to grow. Currently, around 1,000 employees of Axxicom […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban13 JulA KLM Cityhopper Embraer E195-E2 remains grounded at Göteborg Landvetter Airport after suffering a bird strike during departure from Linköping City Airport, Sweden on the morning of Saturday, July 4. The aircraft, registered PH-NXL, departed Linköping at around 06:00 local time on its scheduled service to Amsterdam Schiphol Airport with 122 passengers on board. Shortly […]
Aviation24.be•Bart Noëth4 JulAviation News – Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is preparing to manage a significant influx of travelers, projecting more than 12.7 million passengers between early July and...
dnata, a global air and travel services provider, has secured a new seven-year ground handling licence at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), reinforcing its long-term position at one of Europe’s busiest aviation hubs. The licence was awarded following a competitive public tender by Schiphol and enables dnata to continue delivering high-quality ground handling services as the […]
AviTrader•Heike Tamm1 JulSchiphol Airport has selected dnata, KLM and Viggo as its three preferred ground handling providers under a new regulated operating model that will significantly restructure baggage and aircraft handling at the airport. The decision reduces the number of handling contractors at Schiphol from six to three and marks the end of the current open-market system. […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban30 Jun
dnata, a leading global air and travel services provider, has been re-awarded a ground handling license at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS) in the Netherlands, reinforcing its position at one of Europe’s most important aviation hubs. The award follows a competitive public tender by the airport operator and enables dnata to continue providing high-quality ground handling services at AMS for the next seven years, as Schiphol moves into the next phase of its ground handling operations.
KLM Flight KL791 declared an emergency mid-flight on Friday, June 19, and made a U-turn after issuing an emergency code, Squawk 7700, broadcasting to air traffic control. The aircraft landed safely at Amsterdam Airport (AMS). The Emergency The KLM long-haul service operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (registration PH-BVS) was scheduled to fly from Amsterdam Schiphol […]
Travel Radar•Holly Snow22 JunKLM flight KL791, operated by a Boeing 777-300ER (registration PH-BVS), returned to Amsterdam Schiphol shortly after departure to São Paulo following an in-flight emergency declaration. The aircraft departed from Amsterdam Airport Schiphol around 13:30 local time and initially climbed to 29,000 feet before continuing to 31,000 feet near the Channel Island of Guernsey. Shortly afterwards, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban20 JunOn 16 June 2026, a KLM Airbus A321-252NX registered PH-AXB, operating flight KL1583 from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport to Lisbon Humberto Delgado Airport, experienced a tail strike during landing on runway 02 in Lisbon. The aircraft involved was a relatively new Airbus A321neo in KLM’s short- to medium-haul fleet. The incident occurred during the landing phase, […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban19 JunDutch King Willem-Alexander has completed his first flight as pilot of Airbus A321neo for KLM Royal Dutch Airlines, marking a symbolic transition in the airline’s fleet modernisation programme. The flight took place on the scheduled KLM services KL1373 and KL1374, operated with aircraft registration PH-AXC. The King, who is a licensed pilot and regularly flies […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 JunVietnam Airlines has launched a new non-stop service between Hanoi and Amsterdam, establishing the first-ever direct air connection between Vietnam and the Netherlands and further expanding the airline’s European network. The inaugural flight departed Hanoi on 16 June carrying nearly 300 passengers aboard an Airbus A350 and arrived at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol after a journey […]
Aviation24.be•André Orban17 Jun
Vietnam Airlines has officially inaugurated its nonstop service between Hanoi and Amsterdam, becoming the first Vietnamese carrier to operate a direct route connecting Vietnam and the Netherlands. The inaugural flight, VN83, departed Noi Bai International Airport at 3:50 AM on June 16, carrying nearly 300 passengers aboard an Airbus A350 wide-body aircraft. After a flight time of more than 12 hours, the aircraft landed at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport. In the opposite direction, flight VN82 departed Amsterdam for Hanoi at 2:00 PM (local time) on the same day.
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Fresh Aviation•Cianan Kelly2 Nov 2023