The $3BN Plan to Fix Europe's Most Important Airport
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- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol's bid to redeem itself after the summer of 2022 plummeted its rankings.
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Most hated? Someone have never been to Charles de Gaulle in Paris...
Never had any problems at CDG. In recent years AMS lost my luggage twice and because of strikes I had lost my connection and had to spent a night on my own (only thing i got was a refund).
@@Vanaheim666 Schipol and baggage seems to be a common theme, lost mine too 💀
Apparently, the movie "The Terminal" was inspired by a man who lived in CDG for 18 years. I call bullshit; I wouldn't've managed 18 hours. Awful place.
People die in CDG.. they get lost for ever when transferring...
Came here to say fuck CDG
As a Dutch person I think it's mostly the people who live nearby the airport who hate it the most. Not so much the people who actually pass through it, considering how well it is integrated with other modes of transport (especially the train station!) But in such a densely packed country, it's mostly the (noise) pollution that just keeps coming back to haunt it. Talks about moving the airport have been had for decades (including building one out at sea). But no serious alternatives have materialized in concrete plans.
Funny thing is, the airport was way out there in the Haarlemmermeerpolder. But having the airport there means there are job opportunities. People want to live closer to their work, so they buy houses that keep getting built closer to the airport. And then they start to bitch and whine about noise. Well duh, you just bought/rented a house next to an airport, what do you expect! 🙄
Ah yes Amsterdam only grew there because of Schiphol...@@Tiger313NL
Caveat emptor
It isn't really well integrated. A well integrated airport would be directly on the metro line and have 24/7 service running every 20 minutes to downtown. The fact that I had to take a cab to get to the airport by 5 am so I could take a 7:30 am flight is deplorable.
@@jonathanbowers8964 While it can always be more/better intergrated, this feels less of the fault of the airport and more of the general problem with public transportation since most of it stops running somewhere between 1am and 5am. With the exception of some stations like Amsterdam Central and Utrecht Central, which do run trains all night, though only 1 per hour and make a stop at Schiphol.
Never heard that it is that hated. There are far worse airports than this
Never heard that it wasn’t either…
Try doing transit….shmmmmmm
It is one of the top airports.. this is a load of shit...
As a Dutchie i can explain that it's allways in the news with noise complains and people who are against the expansion of the airport. Not only by the locals but also the climate activists. Also the farmers hate the airport. Recent years there was a farmers uprising because they were being cut by all corners because of the co2 emmisions that they generate, while Schiphol barely didn''t get any cuts and instead kept growing. Leading to quite some anger. Also due to a lack of personal the lugage is poorly taken care of. leading to people missing their lugage of having it damaged.
P.S. i don't hate it myself, but this is what i think some of the reasons are.
It's hated locally due to all that noise very close to residential neighbourhoods.
Europe's most hated? I've never heard that one before about Schiphol. And I fly there often.
They changed the title it seems, I saw the original as well and I also didn’t agree
It's honestly one of the best in Europe! :) For me probably in the top 5 i've ever been in.
He’s just clickbaiting
Indeed, this channel lost it's credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
It’s is really a hated airport. Just by the locals
Schiphol can certainly be improved, but most hated? That makes no sense. Signage for instance is top notch and has been an example for how it’s to be done around the world. No messy transfers between terminal buildings with busses or weird trains, walking distances are generally reasonable. Security has the most modern equipment that allows you to keep everything in your bags, including electronics and drink bottles with contents. And having the train station right there with trains going everywhere is perfect.
Sure, baggage handling could be quicker, and security lines could be terrible it have much improved lately.
Way too many stairs like most European airports - I call it the EU fitness program. Reykjavik is the worst, esp outside stairs in the winter, but they all seem to think that airports are only for fit people carrying basically nothing with no kids in tow, eg. before everyone only had carry-on luggage.
The new scanners are incredibly slow though (or the process of reviewing the scans, to be exact), so rather than speed things up, it's slowed things down. Other than that, it's a good airport, but 75 minute security queues are completely unacceptable. It's like their only response to growing queues snaking right back through the terminal buildings is to put up more barriers to organise the queues, rather than try to increase the capacity at security.
Yeah . . . If you think Schiphol is well organized, you must live in a Franz Kafka novel or an MC Escher painting. Schiphol is one of the most confusing airports I have ever flown through. If you want to see a well designed and well organized airport, look at Detroit.
@@RevStickleback I took an intercontinental flight (to Curacao) last May and booked a security window in advance. Passing security took me at most five minutes.
@@ckm-mkc There are elevators you know. :)
"Most hated"? Sorry... but no....
As a Portuguese, there are much worse airports than Schiphol
Charles de Gaulle is horrendous and far worse than Schiphol.
Yes CPH.
Totally agree! I transit in AMS at nearly 90% of my flights and I really have mostly good experiences with this airport, considering it is one of the largest. Take FRA or LHR, these ones are much worse!
@@easy686 Exactly, this year I traveled across Lisbon, Barcelona and Amsterdam.
Lisbon is the overcrowded mess we already know, but comparing big airports, Barcelona is super confusing compared to Schiphol, it's significantly worse.
Tell me you've never been to Schipol. I don't know what you're on about, but Schipol is considered the worst airport in the world by the chief of WATA (as well as everyone who's ever been there)
"One of Europe's most hated airports" Seriously?? I've been an airline pilot flying through this hub for nearly 20yrs. I find it remarkably well laid out, with expert ATC staff and ease of passenger operations. It is a preferred connecting hub for both passengers and crews throughout Europe. An aesthetically unappealing terminal weighs low on my list if I can navigate it in a timely manner. This is clearly not the case with runway constrictions and limited gating options at CDG and LHR, etc...
Indeed, this channel lost it's credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
Clickbaity title. By far not the most hated airport in Europe. Nonsense.
Apparently they heard your complaint and changed the title to "The $3BN Plan to Fix Europe's Most Important Airport".
I hate it. I was there on a layover and decided to walk around. On the way back there was an hour and a half wait through security. They gave us all bottled water but it was pretty bad. Also it’s somewhat unremarkable and extremely crowded. Its only advantage is that it’s near the city center and has a railway station.
@@civlyzedThey know they were clickbaiting
@@FastGuy1 Yep.
Arguably it is not Europe's most important airport.
i live about 5 kilometers away from the airport, its a big contributor (if not the main one) regarding nuisances & pollution (both noise and air), but i'm so glad we have it, having most of the world accessible to you within one flight is a big privilege
Seems they edited the title. Which shows they admit they Made a mistake. Respect
"Ecofriendly" 😂😂😂 It's almost like if oil companies installed solar panels next to their oil rigs and claimed that their oil rigs are "ecofriendly"
Expanding airports just shows that government talk of net zero is complete BS.
The heat load from all that glass most certainly isn't eco-friendly
@@bugsygoothe entire aircraft(so not only commercial) industry is only responsible for about 2.5% of global emissions. Meanwhile demand is growing globally and projected to grow even more in the future.
With realistic alternatives for net zero flight still being decades away, it is more efficient for governments to focus on decreasing emissions in other sectors which account for a way larger share of carbon emissions. Such as power generation and heating accounting for 30% of global emissions.
@@bobbytrap2554 These are all good points but... Aviation emmissions have a greater impact on warming than other emmissions, so although small the actual effect is closer to 4 percent of warming. Zero emmission flights already exist in the form of trains. Instead of expanding airports, we should be doing what the French have done and ban short haul flights. That is an extremely cheap way of cutting emmissions. We can also tax flights. That will bring down demand. That will generate government revenue. So, yes, I agree that we should focus on the big stuff but that does not preclude us from focusing on the other stuff, especially when there are some very quick and easy solutions out there.
@bugsygoo I do agree that short haul flights can (and maybe should) be replaced by trains. However, Europe and the US(the rest of the world even more) are a long way away from creating a Shinkansen-like train network that could keep up with this demand. And don’t forget that a lot of flights are freighters which mainly depend on the demand of the products they are carrying. Taxing those flights will drive up prices of everyday products. This will probably anger the population which isn’t really a good strategy when you want to stay in power as a government.
I thought it was Heatrow button
I thought it was about Luton😂
i thought it wa Tegel
Heathrow is the busiest airport in Europe with just two runways, so unsurprising, though not had a problem there
@@rubenkoker1911 Tegel was so hated it has been completely shut down and replaced
@-victor bro i thought it was about birmingham 😭
As an Amsterdammer, I love Schiphol. It is organised, quick and safe and with a lot of option for food and drinks and destinations! Also, its very easy to reach with trains that go regularly.
Was expecting Luton, disappointed.
nope we won the ACI Europe Best Airport Awards 2024 - its just the town thats a complete shithole but the airport is surprisingly optimised.
Luton had an overhaul and still is shite😂
Luton's not in Europe any more (could still be the UK's most hated, idk)
@@ZetaPyro is it in asia these days?
@@ZetaPyro Britain is indeed its own continent, lol.
The Netherlands spends so much money on infrastructure. The weird thing is, they often complete the projects too.
We make it so that it can be stolen by the mongrels replacing us in our own country
High. Speed. Rail. Line. Ongoing clusterf**k since 1997…
From 300km/h to 80km/h now
"that's right, they've built a bridge strong enough to hold an ENTIRE PLANE" ... that's not .... unique lmao
there's one 20 feet away over the same road. This video was made for people with ADHD
I take offense to that @@davidanalyst671
@@davidanalyst671and been there for more than 50yrs..
I love how the concept art for new buildings always shows lots of lush greenery inside. Greenery that either gets cut from the design or replaced by shops later by greedy managers. Then they wonder why people find the place less attractive.
But...but it's green!!! Which means eco-friendly!!! You see, flying is actually good for the environment now because we put in some plants in the artist's impression of the finished product!
Amazing how these people come up with this greenwashing. I wonder if they actuallly believe their own BS?
Been through Schiphol 4 times in the last year, haven't had any major issues. But the security checks and queues, definitely need to improve. Especially when on arrival, several flights landing at once. Long queues and delays on baggage claim. Definitely welcome these upgrades and improvements. Heathrow needs to follow suit.
What are you talking about in this video? Schiphol is excellent unless you land at the strip furthest away and have to taxi for half an hour to get to the gate. Was literally awarded best western european airport just a few years ago.
Gatwick, Antalya, Charles de Gaulle, Frankfurt.. there you have some hated airports.
Indeed, this channel lost its credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
Most hated is a joke. Absolutely not. Rare B1M flunk moment
Indeed, this channel lost it's credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
When I saw first, most hated airport, I literally thought of Charles de Gaulle in Paris, that airport is shiiiit
Your opinion does not matter.
@@extratroisIt does
@@extratrois of course a chauvinist frenchie (as all frenchies are) jumps in immediately when someone has a valid disliking of something french
Agree, worst airport in Europe.
Besides the unfair and incorrect click-bait-y framing, this video is also full of errors:
- "How Amsterdam is upgrading one of Europe's most hated airports." This is incorrect; the Government of the Netherlands ('The Hague') is the majority shareholder of Schiphol group at 69,77%. The municipality of Amsterdam is only a minor shareholder at 20,03%. Therefore, it is not Amsterdam which is in control or who has initiated the revamp program.
- 1:21 "Opening all the way back in 1916, Schiphol airport was initially a small military airfield. But it didn't take long for it to grow in size. By the next year, it was already one of the largest airports in Europe." --> Photo shown is from 1928 at the earliest, not from 1917!
- 1:46 graphic: missing H-pier. G & F gates swapped around.
- 3:00 Dual Taxiway; This is a safety driven project. Not an efficiency or customer experience one!
- 3:11 same erroneous graphic as at 1:46
- 3:20: "A brand new pier. And that has been steadily progressing". Incorrect, work was actually halted for a number of years due to a big contractor dispute. It has not been 'steadily progressing' in the slightest.
Thanks very much for the fact-checking! ✔️
Thought exactly the same a couple of times in the vid. Indeed where's the H-pier for instance?
This channel lost its credibility by using clickbaity titles and giving incorrect information. Also lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
It's genuinely baffling how Schiphol is still allowed to expand despite massive emission restrictions across all other sectors in The Netherlands.
Schiphol buys farmland from farmers and gets their polution rights with it. So it's legal, like it or not.
Almost all airports failed to hire and restart with staff in 2022, even though airlines and national governments warned them that they were expected massive customer loads after the vaccine..
They already changed the title to “Most important airport” which is still wrong 💀
Maybe not most important overall, but Schiphol is one of the busiest airports for US travel, because of KLM's en Delta's connection through Skyteam. From the top of my head (and a little bit of Googling) Delta has at least 17 daily flights, United has 4 to 6, American has 2 and JetBlue has 1 or 2. And then of course KLM's extensive Canadian network makes it a pretty big hub for North American travelers travelling into the EU
@@joeboogert7055 Schiphol is definitely a big European hub, like you said, just not the most important. I completely agree with what you said.
With the title "Most Important" I thought that's gotta be Frankfurt, or perhaps London Heathrow...
yes exactly ... not sure which is worse ... but it really is NOT europe's "most important"
The dual-lane taxiway over the road is only dual-line for about 80% of its length. At 5:48 you can see it is still a single-lane in the southern-most area. That seems like a huge failure of design if it will never be completed. Any single-lane means merges and delays as before.
Most hated - what an absolute load of nonsense.got your homework VERY wrong somewhere
Indeed, this channel lost it's credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
I was stuck in that mess in 2022. Most was caused by contract disputes, not infrastructure.
One of the reasons this upgrade took so long is that the government had plans to move part of the traffic to a new airport at Lelystad.
That plan was cancelled recently after facing a lot of delays and protests of locals, so now they have 'no choice' but to upgrade Schiphol.
I thought it was Luton in UK
"Most hated"? Really? Try to say that to my mom! Being 70 years old, she took her first flight IN HER LIFE to and from Schiphol and she loved it!
I missed a flight in AMS in 2022 due to long security queues. Staff wouldn’t/couldn’t help. I still get anxiety when I fly through AMS even after 6 or 7 times having no issues since.
Indeed. Also the lack of early morning trains forced me to get up at 3am to make it to the airport by 5:30 am so I could take a 7am flight. Amsterdam needs more 24/7 transit options (at least to and from the airport).
the worst thing about schipol is landing on the outer runway and then having to taxi for AGES!! i think the runway is in rotterdam :)
That's the runway that's known generically as ''Polderdam'', as I recall.
They used to use ''Follow Me'' guide cars back in the 70s to increase the safety and efficiency of those longest and most complicated taxiway transits.
Now with sophisticated ground radar technologies, that's probably a thing of the distant past.
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@@markpimlott2879 Yup that's the Polderbaan, 18R/36L
As an American, I always try to get a layover in Schiphol because all other airports have been so frustrating with security... I didn't know it was hated
It is not. No buss, no tram, walkable, ... friendly staff.. or staff that don't annoy the customers.
In Denmark fear going to Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta... and the staff in Atlanta can even compete with the rude and unfriendliness of Paris CDG.
@@LazyStory I never thought about it, but that might be why I enjoy Schiphol so much! No busses or trams
@@LazyStory the Schiphol B-gate uses busses.
What's your most hated airport?
Me: yes
In the late 90 when I flew in and out of Schiphol for the first time I thought it was the best airport ever.
I loved the little personal touches like a small room with paintings from the Rijks Museum or flies painted inside the urinals for fun and easy aiming , it was not too busy and everybody was very polite. I would book my connecting flight later in the day on purpose to enjoy a day in the city, since it's only 20 minutes train ride from the center and even went to a midday concert at the Concertgebouw. Not too many other airports gives you such opportunity.
4:03 Erm Eco-friendly. Greenwashing ! and air travel don’t mix.
I couldn't wait to click and have it confirmed that Charles De gaulle airport is a complete nightmare, or possibly the Heathow isn't even the best in the UK. Imagine my surprise when you try to tell me that Schipol (my favourite Eroupian airport) is the most hated in Europe. I simply don't believe you. I would agree that over the last couple of years, it has not offered the service it had previously, but I can't believe it's that bad.
And I'm not even factoring in the Heineken bar!!
Eroupian? xD
Heathrow is only bad if you need to transfer between terminals. But if you stick with the same airline or alliance, for the most part you’ll not change terminals - though there are of course a few exceptions.
Indeed, this channel lost its credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
Been to many airports, and Schiphol has a great infrastructure, is well managed, clean, and does its job as an international hub quite well. Were there issues the last few years? Yes. Is Schiphol the most hated airport? Not at all
there's a slim chance the king has flown you if you've ever flown here
Surely they are going to extend the Amsterdam metro to Schiphol right?.. right???
Not a lot of point as so many trains from Centraal Station go there already.
I’ve flown through Schipol a number of times and it’s always been a great experience - I’ve never had an issue there…
They've also invested into upgrading the security checks. It's so easy to go through now because they have new CT scanners which allow you to keep your electronics and liquids packed in your bags. You're also allowed to take water through (they just put a sample in a machine for a few seconds). Lastly, you can book a time slot to skip queues!
Cool!
They've changed that this month. No more water allowed. Schiphol had to comply with new EU regulations.
Lol, they changed the title to "most important". As a Dutchie, I never had any major issues at Schiphol. I know there were some issues last year, but it's much better now.
Maak je geen zorgen, het is alleen voor de clicks...
Shiphol was, is and will continue to be quite an amazing operation 🧡
They went from top 10 to top 30 and called their reputation tarnished, here our airports don't even considered during the ranking process to begin with or barely do international flights.
Clickbait title and you say the complete opposite in your description? You can do better.
Indeed, this channel lost it's credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
If they stopped swapping gates 5 minutes before boarding, every damn time, it would fix most of the problems.
I've been to Amsterdam nine times over the years. I always had good experiences with Schiphol. Until last autumn. We landed on time and then went to the customs area. It was blocked off. Waited 15 minutes, then 30, then 45. I've never had that happen before. The tired and miserable passengers were ready to riot. Myself included. So one employee took us to another customs area on the other side of the airport. A mob scene. Then all the way back where we came from for luggage pickup. A complete disaster. Schiphol always had a reputation for being an incredibly efficient airport. Not any more.
I went to Amsterdam schiphol airport 4 months ago, and it was great, I bet you took 1 min researching on what's europe most hated airport and they said ams to for no reason. And you believed it
It's a construction account that makes money off views. Simple as that. They know what they're doing
The headlines in the intro are from 2022 when there was a massive security personell shortage (because they got laid off during covid...) resulting in 4-5hr lines for security.
The airport is built on a structure from the 1960s that is continuously added-on and upgraded. It works remarkably well if you consider that it competes with airports that are completely built new.
This? Hated? Have you ever heard about Paris-Beauvais?
Only ultra low cost airlines fly to Beauvais. Seriously what do you expect, a five stars airport for a cheap ass airline? 😂
No never. - And several years I have had more than 40 flights.
But I do hate CDG.... and even more the unfriendly and rude staff.
I do like any videos from B1M to watch with cup of Tea or Coffee on TV. Nice relax. You are doing nice job
I recall Flying from Birmingham to Schipol back in 2007. I was pleased to learn that it was just a 45 minute flight so started making plans to get to my final destination in Gouda. Unfortunately I had to change them shortly after because I really didn't anticipate that it would take one and a quarter hours just to taxi from the runway to the terminal. It's still the only flight I've taken where I've spent more time taxiing than in flight. That runway must've been many miles away as the plane barely stopped throughout the taxi.
I feel like there could have been said so much more about schiphol. Like how it's one of the buissiest train stations in the netherlands with direct trains to Belgium and France and it built the 'Polderbaan', which is a runway in the same direction as another one but a bit further away, but it gives more capacity and a more Village friendly route than the 'zwanenmeerbaan' (due to less sound)
Next to this the Amsterdam Metro will also get extended towards Schiphol which is also nice
Also make the North-South mainline 24/7. It would really make it a lot easier for travelers with early morning flights. I had to wake up at 3am to get to the airport by 5:30 am despite my hotel being a five minute walk from the Metro station by the Rijksmuseum.
I was there on Monday...an absolute shambles. 75 minutes to get through security. They have the new x-ray scanners which mean you don't have to remove liquids/gels, but scanning of those bags is now so slow that queues are huge. The airport staff are also really unhelpful. Loads of people were desperately asking staff if there was anything they could do, as they were going to miss their flights, only to be told "you should have come earlier" as if taking getting on for an hour and a half to get through security is normal. They did have biometric gates at passport control, but only had half of them switched on, which caused more delays. I went through the much hated CDG two weeks before, and it was also poor, but Schiphol was worse.
I used to love flying through AMS; I used it many times a year. Way back in 2008 (it could have been early 2009), I landed and discovered that credit cards would only work with a PIN. In the US, PINs aren’t needed, unless you’re getting cash. I’ve never had a PIN. I couldn’t get a train ticket (or eat). I didn’t want to try and drive over 300 miles to a meeting; that distance ruled out a taxi (I tried and got a laugh). Since. I missed my meetings, I stayed in an adjacent Sheraton (PINless!). I switched my return and went home the next day. I used to transit AMS monthly. I haven’t been to the airport in 16 years. I suppose when I think of AMS some vestigial memory of being stranded influences me. I have no idea if they demand PINs for credit cards today, but I still shudder every time I think of my former, favorite airport. I can’t image ever visiting AMS again. (Your video triggered a mild PTSD moment! 😅)
I have had to go through this airport several times. It does suck. Lack of bathrooms is one huge problem. They also don't have proper ventilation in the bathrooms. I hope this upgrades helps.
The original airport of Denver, Colorado, named Stapleton, had part of the runway spanning interstate highway I-70. It would cause traffic jams as people stopped to watch planes taxi over a major interstate. It was demolished along with the rest of Stapleton Airport (except the control tower) when it was replaced with Denver International Airport in the early '90s.
Great video! Another interesting element is the huge community opposition to disturbed sleep etc from the ever-increasing flight noise and how the airport is trying to grow but without destroying lives below the flight paths. Something we look at very sympathetically in certain suburbs here in Brisbane! The growing use of SODPROPS is super interesting and should help a lot...here in Brissie at least
Interesting, as Schipol also owns Brisbane Airport.
@@VanillaMacaron551 yeh that’s right! They own about 20 per cent at any rate. The State Government is the largest shareholder at around 30 per cent.
Heathrow is Europe’s most important airport not CDG
true
I pass about once every two years as a leisure traveller through Schiphol and while the experience is not superb, it is constantly solid. I even flew from Schiphol in 2022, the year of poor performance, albeit in October, and things went smoothly.
Excuse me, as a Dutchy I take offense to that title >:(
Indeed, this channel lost its credibility by using clickbaity titles and lost his usp, which is talking indepth about construction.
The director of Schiphol was also fired in 2022. A lot has changed since then. For example, around 2,000 new security guards had been hired by 2023. To retain the security guards already present, they received between 20% and 35% pay increases. There was also a shortage of baggage handlers. Schiphol then invested in robotization of baggage handling to also make the work easier. And Schiphol recently installed new scanners, so you no longer have to take off your coat, laptop or shoes.
Schiphol is certainly no longer one of the best airports in Europe, but it is an easy to navigate airport.
I regularly use it. My bugbear is passport control which can take more time than it should because they often do not use the automated gates that are there and arriving passengers have to file past just two police officers. This has caused me to miss my connecting train which is not much fun if it is the last train. Otherwise it is a great hub and as a result a good conference venue with a lot of good hotels nearby.
1st try: hated
2nd: important
3rd: oldest?
4th: smelliest?
5th: dutchest?
I had to transit through Schiphol (VCE-AMS-EDI) and it was a VERY long walk to my next flight.
Seen some channels reuploading and re-title videos, is this one of them? Schiphol is nowhere near the worst, actually been pleasant. And I've landed on multiple shitty ones..
yup. used to be called "most hated", now "most important".
didn't expect it from a quality outlet like this channel though.
Has the title changed or something? What did I miss?
Yes, they indeed changed it. Where it now says "most important" it used to say "most hated".
I don’t understand, I used it last October (2023), with 3 others and we had the best experience of any airport in almost 50 years’ travelling. It was, literally, straight through in moments. Mind you, 😮, the food was expensive!
Coming back from Schipol in September 2022 was a horrendous experience. Going from Scipol to London in August 2023 would have been fine except for the UK air traffic control meltdown.
Please, focus on the actual construction details and I will continue to watch your videos.
I was in Schiphol again last week and it is fine. first they fixed the lack of staffing at security which was the only real issue. I do wish they had a bit more F&B outlets especially towards the F gates and also the luggage claim area needs to have better signalling. But except for that it is pretty good. I am French and would rather transit in Schiphol every day of the year than CDG - infrastructure is better and staff nicer (main issue in CDG is that some of the sub terminals are far better than others). And even in France CDG is not the worst. Marseille was a mess for last 3 years.... I do have to say though that the best terminal in Europe I have seen recently is the newer terminal in Madrid - great food options with tapas etc
Did they change the title from "Most hated airport" to "Most important airport"? 😂
It’s actually pretty solid e.g. the wait time at security at peak travel is rarely more than 30min. But something is always broken, especially the escalators, that is indeed frustrating. Plus the walking distances are seriously long
The new pier will cost 1,4 billion so almost 200 million per gate. You missed the revamp of the public transport area and the planned new terminal.
Schipol airport is a fucking nightmare. Back in March 2022 it took us 5 hours to get through security. Queue started from outside the airport. Decided to never head back due to it.
Result of COVID. Employees leaving for different employment during that time and travel picking back up without new employees got hired and trained in time.
Luckily nothing like a five hour wait happens anymore at this time.
I went in april of 2023, it took an hour tops
Post-pandemic labour shortage was a b*tch
Summer 22 all airports were screwed
problems in 2022 have nothing to do with the airport (or airline) in question.
Everyone laid off staff in 2020 due to the pandemic. Everyone expected that travel demand wouldn't return for years, with many airlines at the time planning to keep large parts of their fleet in storage until at least 2024.
When the vaccine became available by late 2020 and in widespread use by late 2021, travel demand exploded in 2022, placing demands on airports (which were understaffed and many had entire terminals shut down) and not expect to need to hire new staff for another 2-3 years.
It wasn't that Schipol had a problem in 2022, *everyone* had a problem in 2022. It's just that, as a major hub, the problems at some airports were more obvious then at others.
Love your videos on these amazing construction projects!
You cover a lot of stuff on Earth, what about above the Earth or space-related like the ISS or the new SpaceX spaceport in Texas?
Just imagine what your show will cover in a 100 years from now: building a colony on Mars, mining operations in the asteroid belt, vast city-sized solar arrays around the suns inside the orbit of Mercury, orbital hotels, or the construction of the first massive multi-generational colony ship to Alpha Centauri!
As someone living in the North East of Scotland Schipol is a handy airport to get around the world without going through the disaster Heathrow
1:44 You mixed up the F and G gates, and forgot the H/M gates And the dual taxiway Quebec is already there and in use.
First, the title has apparently been wrong in every iteration. Second, the case you make for the airport being bad is a sudden drop in survey ranking and staff shortages leading to capacity restrictions. So then you describe a $3B project to fix none of that. More shops and updated "dated" signage and added terminal capacity? Sure, the new dual taxiway and added terminal capacity are beneficial. A very confused presentation.
One of the worst days of my life was spent in Schiphol. Seven hours of queuing just to get through security, with a hangover.
There was exactly one person doing security for the entire airport.
Schiphol has one of the best security systems, there are CT scanners which let you take full water bottles with you and you do not have to take anything out of your bags. Full 3d imaging with color
Schiphol my Favourite Airport
The title: Europe's Most Hated Airport
Fred: One of Europe's Most Hated Airports
Two hours later: Europe's Most Important Airport
Great video! You should do one on the construction of the new terminal at San Diego International Airport) Lindbergh Field).
Schipol was hated almost a decade ago. That was the time it was under renovation, with low ceilings, and effective transit passengers requiring to go through customs and security clearance. It has been world class atleast since 2014 and getting better. Heathrow would be among the worst since you always lose baggage there.
Orlando International Airport Needs some updating, but it’s massive and some great engineering! They even have airplane bridges
Amsterdam airport is my favourite airport. It should be given more respect in global rankings.
One of Schiphol's runways is in a former farm field not next to the airport itself. The Polderbaan can take half an hour of taxiing for the plane to get to, depending on the time of day. Keep your seatbelt on!
everyone talking about the click bait title, wondering did they actually change it, cuz what I saw is not "hated"
They should move this airport, perhaps to Flevoland. It's too close to the city of Amsterdam and other towns nearby. It causes a lot of noise for many people. The land it's occupying could be used for better things.
If there is already a lack of staff how will increasing the number of staff needed help?
As a Dutchman who happens to work at Schiphol I can confidently say this is extreme misinformation. Where are your sources? Perhaps this is not to the level of fear-mongering but the information here is incredibly inaccurate.
What's the point of investing into the airport infrastructure but then to reduce the number of flights available to the airport itself.
It’s actually one of my top 19 favorite airports worldwide.
Good video but you confused between G gates and F gates at 1:45
Amsterdam Schiphol is actually one of my favourite airports in Europe. It’s big and can be a bit busy but I like how it’s all one big thing. No terminal transfers needed. There are plenty of worse airports that I’ve been to. Manchester, Heathrow T3, Paris CDG, and most Anerican airports tbh to name a few
Hmmm… @5:50 I see a bottleneck toward the lower right the dual taxiway will not address. The frame sports an “AFTER” mention at the upper left corner.
I been to this airport now in summer had no complaints
Not sure about hated... Problem is its placement. Netherlands is a compact country and there are more and more housing near it. Sound levels are a big problem.
Hated? Walk trough security with shoes on, belt on, computer in the bag. Nice restaurants and on time flights..
I’m assuming when you’re using the word pier, you’re actually meaning terminal. Because a pier is where ships dock, is it not?