It is a stormy day in our chilly little country. At Schiphol, pilots are braving the fierce winds with deft manoeuvres. This makes for some impressive footage.

Schiphol has eight piers, lettered B, C, D, E, F, G, H and M. The piers contain the corridors along which airplanes park and from which passengers board their flights. As you may have noticed, our alphabetisation is a little patchy, skipping over A ...

Once a year, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol falls silent. No roaring engines, no ‘You’re delaying the flight’ through the PA system, no rattling baggage belts. For two minutes, there is no sound at all. At Schiphol, together with all ...