Passenger traffic at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport rose by 1 per cent year-on-year to 6.1 million travellers in September despite a reduction in the number of flights.
The Netherlands hub said that it had catered for 3.9 million arrivals and departures, as well as 2.2 million transfer passengers last month.
This passenger increase came despite the number of flights being cut to 41,374 services in September, which was a drop of 1 per cent on the same month in 2024.
Schiphol is due to have its annual flight capacity cut from 500,000 to 478,000 from the start of the 2025-26 winter season later this month, as part of the Dutch government’s attempts to reduce noise pollution from the airport. Night flights are being cut from 32,000 to 27,000 per year as part of this move.
The airport has also announced its intention to scrap a previously planned 5 per cent increase in airline charges in 2026.
The most popular destinations from Schiphol in September were Spain, the UK, Italy, Greece and US, with flights to and from European airports accounting for 72 per cent of all passenger traffic.
During the first nine months of 2025, Schiphol’s traffic increased by 2.9 per cent year-on-year to 52 million passengers, with the number of flights rising by 0.9 per cent to just over 361,000 services.