Amsterdam Schiphol Airport has unveiled long-term plans to build a new terminal to create “more space and better accessibility” at the Netherlands hub.
The airport has announced an investment programme of €10 billion, which is designed to deliver improvements over the next 10 years. It includes the construction of a new Terminal South designed to “retain its unique design and one-terminal concept, with everything under one roof and within walking distance”. No date has been revealed for the development of the new terminal.
Schiphol has also published a “master plan” showing what the airport "should ideally look like" by 2050 following these developments.
Other projects include the renovation and sustainability improvements to existing piers at the airport, including additional gates for larger aircraft and more space for passengers. The much-delayed new Pier A is finally due to be opened in 2027 followed by the renovation of several other piers in the next few years.
Schiphol also plans to renovate facilities and lounges for passengers, and improve road and rail access to the airport, including a new metro line between Amsterdam, Schiphol and Hoofddorp.
Pieter van Oord, the airport’s CEO, said: “For more than a century, Schiphol has been a home for world travellers, a hub for goods and a cornerstone of our economy. With our plans for the future, we want to maintain and strengthen that position and contribute to the progress of the Netherlands.
“Our future can be summed up in two words: quality and balance. This is how we keep the Netherlands moving and make a small country great.”
The airport said that the extra space was “essential to ensure travellers can travel comfortably”, as well as to facilitate larger and quieter aircraft.
KLM, the airport’s largest airline, called Schiphol’s strategy for 2050 a “significant step towards creating a future-proof transport hub and reinforcing its status as a major gateway to Europe”.
“For KLM, the proposed investments in Schiphol, while preserving the unique ‘single terminal concept’, are vital to ensuring the airline can continue to provide excellent service to passengers and maintain strong connections between the Netherlands and the rest of the world,” added the airline in a statement.
“The redevelopment also paves the way for KLM to modernise facilities, including those dedicated to catering and cargo operations.”
Schiphol’s announcement comes as the Dutch government is due to reduce the permitted number of annual flights from 500,000 to 478,000 at the airport from the start of the current 2025-26 winter season.