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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport |
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport is the principal airport in Netherlands. The airport lies close to the city of Amsterdam, only 17.5 km away from the heart of Amsterdam. As an important European airport, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport competes with other European airports like Heathrow International Airport of London, United Kingdom; Frankfurt International Airport of Frankfurt, Germany; and Charles de Gaulle International Airport of Paris, France. In the year 2006, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport secured fourth position among the airports in Europe in terms of passenger traffic and also secured third position among the airports in Europe in terms of cargo. |
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Amsterdam Schiphol Airport serves as the base for such airlines as KLM or Royal Dutch Airlines, Martinair, and Transavia. The airport serves as one of the hubs of Northwest Airlines that has its base at United States. The 5 runways of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport handle the traffic of the airport with 1 more runway serving for general aviation. The airport has one large terminal that has been split into three departure halls. The high landing fees at the Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has compelled many low cost airlines to shift their bases to other airports of Netherlands like Rotterdam and Eindhoven which are low cost airports.
Among the three departure halls at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport the third departure hall serves flights exclusively to international destinations. A number of international airlines operate flights from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as a result of which the city of Amsterdam is well connected with different parts of the world. Among the international airlines mention may be made of KLM, Continental Airlines, Northwest Airlines, US Airways, United airlines, and the national airlines of almost all countries of Europe. Apart from this, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has connection with a number of African and West European countries. Among all the airlines, KLM or Royal Dutch Airlines has maximum number of departures from the airport to various cities of Europe.
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