Schiphol Chooses Quality and Balance in Future Plans

Quality and balance are central to Schiphol's new plans for the future. Schiphol will continue to invest in the quality of the airport in order to improve the traveller experience, ensure good working conditions and provide better service to airlines. At the same time, Schiphol is working on becoming quieter and more sustainable. With its new plans, Schiphol aims to contribute to the economy of the future and the progress of the Netherlands.

"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. With a high-quality airport that serves the Netherlands." CEO Pieter van Oord

With an investment programme of €10 billion until 2035, Schiphol wants to build better and more sustainable infrastructure, including a new terminal and renovated piers. This space is essential to ensure travellers can travel comfortably. The extra space is also needed to facilitate larger and quieter aircraft. The airport aims to return to the top three European hub airports by delivering quality to travellers, employees and airlines, and by striking a balance with the environment and society. An important part of achieving a better balance is making the airport quieter and reducing emissions produced by and at Schiphol.

Schiphol also wants to use the investments to further improve working conditions. Schiphol will continue to implement innovations that make working at the airport healthier and less strenuous. These include baggage robots, underground systems for quickly transferring suitcases and goods, and reducing exposure to ultrafine particles.

Renovating and rebuilding for more space, comfort and quality

The current terminal and accessibility of Schiphol are inadequate for the number of travellers. More space and better accessibility are essential for quality and contribute to the resilience of our national airport. Extra space is also needed to modernise outdated parts of the airport while allowing people to continue travelling. In the Schiphol Centre Master Plan, the airport has described what it believes Schiphol Centre should ideally look like by 2050.

• New Terminal South. Plan for the construction of a new terminal with plenty of light, space and peace and quiet. This will ensure a pleasant travel experience for future travellers. Schiphol will retain its unique design and one-terminal concept, with everything under one roof and within walking distance.
• Renovation and sustainability improvements to piers. Schiphol will open Pier A in 2027 and then renovate Piers B, C, D and H/M. Less sustainable piers will thus be replaced and more space for travellers and larger, quieter, cleaner aircraft will be created. According to the plan, additional gates will be needed for the largest aircraft.
• More space, renovated catering facilities, shops and seating areas. Plan to renovate traveller areas and lounges to further improve the travel experience. The recently renovated Lounge 1 already shows how Schiphol is becoming more spacious, modern and comfortable.
• Better accessibility. Schiphol is improving the roads in and around the airport and working on public transport, including plans for a new metro line between Amsterdam, Schiphol and Hoofddorp. This will ensure that the airport remains easily accessible for everyone who works there or travels through it. Better accessibility also contributes to the airport's resilience.

Schiphol is currently working on the phasing of the proposed construction projects. Schiphol is consulting with airlines and other parties involved regarding user requirements, planning, phasing and costs.

The Schiphol Centre Master Plan was developed in collaboration with NACO, UNS, Studio for New Realities and Goudappel. The images are visual impressions from which no rights can be derived.

Improving sustainability

Schiphol is working to ensure that the airport and all ground activities will produce 90% fewer emissions in 2030 than in 2019. This will be achieved by, among other things, using less and less gas and by using electric transport to and from the airport. It will also be achieved by constructing new buildings, such as the new Pier A and yet-to-be-renovated Pier C in accordance with the latest sustainability insights.

The government's ambition is for aircraft emissions to be reduced to 2005 levels by 2030. Included in this is an increasing obligation to blend more sustainable fuel. Currently, the proportion of blended, more sustainable fuel at Schiphol is at least 2%. Schiphol participates in alliances that aim for accelerated sustainability on an international scale and in line with the Paris Agreement. Schiphol leads the international TULIPS partnership, which strives to speed up and implement innovations and sustainability at airports.

Schiphol is also working with ground handling companies, Air Traffic Control the Netherlands and airlines to reduce emissions at and around the piers. One example of an initiative is the electrification of vehicles. Schiphol provides power and air-conditioning for aircraft at various locations so that parked planes can switch off their engines. With the planned renovation of Pier C, Schiphol is expanding this to include all gates at the airport. Schiphol has also purchased four electric TaxiBots, which drive aircraft to and from the runway, allowing their engines to remain switched off.

Strategic Plan

The Schiphol Centre Master Plan illustrates what Schiphol will look like in 2050 according to the current plans. In addition, Schiphol Group has a new strategic plan for the 2025 to 2035 period. This strategic plan consists of six pillars: 1) Schiphol returning to the top three European hub airports in terms of quality, 2) balance with the (local) environment and society, 3) better working conditions, 4) development of regional airports, 5) international cooperation and 6) a financially robust Schiphol.