Two major foreign cargo carriers are leaving Schiphol because the maximum number of flights for the airport has been reached. Schiphol thereby loses 37 of its 150 weekly cargo flights.
Belgian newspaper De Tijd reports that Schiphol is said to be at the maximum of 500,000 flight movements. A new timetable will therefore go into effect next month, in which there is less room for airlines that are not always punctual. This is more often the case with cargo planes.
Schiphol is now losing Russian cargo carrier Air Bridge Cargo and Singapore Airlines, with Air Bridge Cargo moving three cargo flights to Liege, Belgium, and Singapore Airlines moving all cargo operations to Belgium. This winter, carriers such as Turkic Airlines, Air China, China Cargo Airlines and Cathay Pacific are also expected to be able to fly to Schiphol with less cargo.
The scrapping of the flights will cost 1,500 to 2,000 handling jobs at Schiphol, according to industry body ACN. Earlier this month, FNV, evofenedex, TLN and Air Cargo Netherlands therefore sounded the alarm. Relocation of airlines abroad could have major consequences for forwarders and transport companies. "Mainport Schiphol is one of the largest cargo airports in Europe and hugely important for the international competitive position of the Netherlands. We should cherish this," said TLN president Arthur van Dijk.
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