Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport reported a net profit of €44 million in the first half (H1) of 2023 as compared to a loss of €29 million for the first half year of 2022. The airport management claims that the first six months of 2023 marked the beginning of turnaround for passengers, employees and the airport’s future plans.
“First and foremost, our focus was to provide passengers a pleasant journey again during the holiday season. I think for now it is fair to say we have achieved this and everyone at Schiphol can be proud of that,” commented Ruud Sondag, chief executive, Schiphol Airport. “However, we are not there yet. For the sake of passengers, we and our partners have to keep improving. The new standard for Schiphol is that we put our money where our mouth is. In a short period of time, we have substantially improved the experience of passengers, improved rest areas for employees, ordered nearly fifty lifting aids, made the decision to build a new, modern baggage basement and presented eight decisions that will lead to quieter, cleaner and better aviation. Quality over low cost. Quality has a fair price and we have outlined this during the ongoing conversations with every partner involved.”
Over six million passengers passed through the Schiphol gates in July 2023 marking one of its busiest months of the year so far, reports a 16% increase over July 2022 and twice that of 2021. The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 40,965 with 206,198 air traffic movements, up 9% from H1, 2022.
Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol decreased by 6% to 0.7 million tonnes.