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Air New Zealand voted best airline, KLM scores moderately
Performance lists continue to be a valuable tool in travel planning and help passengers make decisions. Qatar Airways led the list last year, but this year the airline is in second place. Air New Zealand is officially an airline…
Transavia has completed the planning and cancellations for the summer
Travelers from Spain and Morocco are particularly affected. According to Transavia's own reporting, the airline has now completed the planning for the summer. Due to a shortage of planes, they have had to change their flight schedule before. On top of that, they have more security…
Corendon says goodbye to KLM and flies itself from Amsterdam to Curaçao
The years of successful cooperation between Corendon and KLM on the Curaçao route are coming to an end. From November 2023, Corendon will fly non-stop between Amsterdam and Curaçao five times a week with a state-of-the-art Airbus A350-900. Corendon has a wet-lease agreement for this…
Court annuls approval of Lufthansa recapitalization
The European Commission has made mistakes in assessing state aid to airlines Lufthansa and SAS. According to the European judges, the Commission made errors of assessment when authorizing this state aid. The General Court has annulled the approval of the corona package.…
Rules in the event of a delay, overbooking or cancellation of a flight
Have you asked for a refund of the ticket and have not received your money? Then you can submit a claim to the subdistrict court. This must be done within 2 years after the flight date. We've been seeing it for a while, airline Transavia...
Another increase in the number of passengers at Brussels Airport
In April, 1.852.523 passengers passed through Brussels Airport, an increase of 18% compared to April 2022. In April, Brussels Airport welcomed almost 1,9 million passengers, 18% more than in April 2022. Easter holidays…
Maastricht Aachen Airport closed for 8 weeks
There will be no air traffic here for 8 weeks. The runway is being renovated for safety reasons. Maastricht Aachen Airport was founded in 1945 and has been designated by the Dutch government as one of the five Dutch airports of national importance.…
EU claim benefits from Transavia's cancellations
Transavia does not yet know when flights will be cancelled. EU claim collects compensation from Transavia on behalf of passengers on a no cure no pay basis following the continuing misery and cancellations during the May holiday. With this service, the traveler does not run any risk.…
Transavia aircraft on its way to Schiphol over Germany in trouble
Air traffic control was unable to make contact with Transavia's 737, which was en route from Mykonos, Greece, to Schiphol. Scared for residents after hearing a sonic boom over Hanover and the German region of Ostwestfalen-Lippe. Two…
Agreement on ReFuelEU aviation proposal
The deal marks the final agreement on the transport proposals within the 'Fit for 55' package. The Commission welcomes the recent political agreement reached between the European Parliament and the Council on the ReFuelEU aviation proposal. Once the new rules come into effect,…
Not Schiphol but Transavia disappoints travelers during the May holiday
The airline has now encountered another problem. The Dutch airline Transavia will also disappoint travelers this weekend, just like at the start of the May holiday. The Consumers' Association receives many questions. The consumer advocate has a tool…
Transavia cancels flights leaving travelers stranded
Transavia is doing everything it can to solve the problems as quickly as possible Transavia canceled a number of return flights at the very last minute, including from the Spanish cities of Valencia and Málaga to Eindhoven Airport. The popular Dutch airline Transavia is struggling…
Compensation for local residents of Schiphol due to noise nuisance
The amount of the loss compensation depends on the extent of the excess and the WOZ value of the address. Residents living near Schiphol in the municipalities of Uithoorn, Haarlemmermeer, Aalsmeer and Amstelveen are eligible for compensation for noise nuisance. It's about people…
No abnormally large crowds at Eindhoven Airport at the start of the May holiday
The start of the May holiday is going smoothly at Schiphol and Eindhoven Airport. Airports are preparing for extreme crowds because of the May holiday. It is an unusual sight compared to last year at the start of the May holiday at Eindhoven Airport, a…
Fewer flights during summer season RTHA
RTHA expects approximately 12.000 flights this summer season. This is 4% less than in the summer season of 2022. The summer season at Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) has started. There will be fewer flights this season, which runs until October 28…
Düsseldorf Airport has recently become more popular than Schiphol
Last year, Schiphol was still the most popular during the May holiday. Then it was a huge chaos at the airport. Dutch people who have been booking a flight for a few weeks now more often choose to depart from Düsseldorf than from Schiphol. It's for…
Brussels Airport welcomed 1,6 million passengers in March
In March, Brussels Airport welcomed 1.603.565 passengers, an increase of 42% compared to March 2022. In March, Brussels Airport welcomed more than 1,6 million passengers, an increase of 42% compared to 2022. The end of the spring break in the French…
Schiphol does not have to shrink from the judge this year
The judge's ruling comes as no surprise to the umbrella organization for airlines Barin. In summary proceedings, the court ruled that the cabinet was not allowed to take the decision to allow fewer aircraft to depart from the airport. Environmental organizations…
Schiphol makes choices for cleaner and better aviation
Noisy aircraft will be dealt with more strictly and an environmental fund will be launched with which investments can be made in the area to improve the living environment. Schiphol has presented choices that should lead to cleaner, quieter and better aviation. Schiphol wants, among other things…
Despite protest, a significant increase in private flights in Europe
The most popular destinations for private jets in Europe are Nice (Côte d'Azur), Paris and Geneva. The number of private flights in Europe has increased considerably in recent years. More than half (55%) of these flights were over a distance of less…
Brussels Airport expects crowds during Easter holidays
Nearly 1,1 million passengers will depart from or land at Brussels Airport between Friday 31 March and Sunday 16 April. During the Easter holidays, Brussels Airport expects almost 1,1 million passengers at the airport. After the cautious restart of the number of bookings in…
ILT publishes State of Schiphol
From its supervisory role, the ILT mainly looks at what developments mean for the safety of Schiphol and working at the airport. Every year, the ILT reports these findings in the State of Schiphol. Schiphol is and will remain a safe airport,…
More passengers are flying to the Caribbean Netherlands
In July and December 2022, most passengers traveled to and from the three airports in the Caribbean Netherlands: 45 thousand in both months. In 2022, more than 475 thousand passengers flew to and from the airports of Bonaire, Saba and Sint Eustatius.…
Ryanair is done with mass popular uprising in France
Citizens from outside France needlessly suffer from a French pension problem. The Irish low-cost airline Ryanair does not want to deny the French the right to strike, but believes that others should not fall victim to this. The riots and demonstrations in…
Extinction Rebellion will take action at Eindhoven Airport on March 25
Extinction Rebellion calls on March 25, 2023 to come to the Eindhoven Airport location. According to the Extinction Rebellion (ER) climate activists, Eindhoven Airport does not have everything in order and the real story is not being told. In addition to all the air pollution, noise…
Cabinet starts consultation on reducing noise nuisance at Schiphol
The intention to reduce the number of night flights from 32.000 to 29.000 was reconfirmed. The cabinet wants to tackle the noise nuisance around Schiphol and thus achieve a new balance between the environment and the airport. To achieve that,…
Closure Rotterdam The Hague Airport is definitely off the track
The decision comes as no surprise. D66 was quite enthusiastic, but the green dream of PvdA, Party for the Animals, SP and ChristenUnie to definitively close the airport is off the track. Rotterdam The Hague Airport (RTHA) is a…
Eindhoven Airport and Extinction Rebellion clash over noise nuisance
Local residents and Extinction Rebellion complain about the noise nuisance from the airport. Eindhoven Airport is the second largest airport in the Netherlands and plays an important role in the region's economy. But the airport also causes noise nuisance at…
Jaarbeurs trade fair aimed at the aviation and travel industry
Employers, professionals, job brokers, trainers, students and jobseekers can meet here. Have you always dreamed of a job as a flight attendant, air traffic controller, travel agent or would you like to follow a study focused on the aviation and travel industry. On Saturday…
Airlines are filing summary proceedings against the government
The airlines find the unilateral and sudden decision of the cabinet to reduce Schiphol airport from 500.000 to 460.000 flight movements per year (with the ultimate goal of reducing to 440.000 in 2024) incomprehensible. The KLM Group, Delta Air Lines,…
Taking a break at Eindhoven Airport as a taxi driver in a comfortable way
From now on you can take a comfortable break at Eindhoven Airport as a taxi driver. By being rested and relaxed, you as a taxi driver can offer a better service to your customers. In the Netherlands you have to deal with the rules from the…