Schiphol will become the second most expensive airport in Europe, as it raises its fees by 41% in the coming year.
This increase comes on top of the 40% tariff increase over the past three years.
This has major implications for both travelers and the aviation sector. As the costs of setbacks at Schiphol are passed on to airlines, higher ticket prices for travellers are inevitable.
Marjan Rintel, CEO KLM says: “Schiphol shifts additional costs of setbacks and budget overruns largely to the traveller.
“More expensive tickets are inevitable if you increase airport charges so drastically.
“This is unreasonable and unwise. Unreasonable, because Schiphol is placing the costs of all setbacks and Covid-19 entirely on the airlines.
“Unwise, because in doing so, the airport undermines its competitive position as an international hub.
“This poses risks for the hub function, the connectivity of the Netherlands, and our economy.”
KLM has said they agree with Schiphol that improving the airport and better service for travellers are urgently needed.
The state of maintenance of buildings and workplaces does not meet the needs of travellers and employees at Schiphol.
KLM also supports efforts to reduce noise pollution and the use of tariff differentiation to encourage airlines to deploy quieter aircraft.
