Amsterdan Airport Schiphol (AMS) will need a sixth runway to accommodate its anticipated growth, Schiphol Group indicated in its long-term outlook published last month. AMS expects passenger throughput to grow 84.4 percent to 85 million by 2025, with freight morethan doubling to 3.5 million tonnes.

Runway capacity will need to increase from last year’s 423,122 fl ights to 600,000-650,000 by 2025, the airport said. The plan also calls for more selective use of nighttime capacity and a slot policy prioritising "scarce capacity in favour of hub carriers, (intercontinental) carriers and those point-to-point carriers that contribute to the European network, and to safeguard the intercontinental network."