Traffic and transport figures for May 2024
Almost 6 million passengers flew to, from or via Schiphol in May 2024. It's an increase of almost 7% compared to 2023. Most passengers flew to Spain, the United Kingdom, Italy and the United States. The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 42,046. That is a 6% increase compared to 2023.
Amount of passengers
In May 2024, almost 6 million passengers flew to, from or via Schiphol. 4 million departed from or arrived at Schiphol, and almost 2 million transferred at the airport. There were one million transfer passengers, who are counted twice in accordance with the international counting method: once as an arriving passenger and once as a departing passenger.
Most popular destinations
Almost 4.4 million passengers arrived from or flew to a destination in Europe. 1.6 million passengers arrived from or flew to an intercontinental destination outside Europe. Spain was the most popular destination, followed by the United Kingdom, Italy, the United States and Turkey.
Flights
The number of flights to and from Schiphol was 42,046 in May 2024. This is a 6% increase compared to 2023. Of these flights, 34,605 went to European destinations and 7,441 to intercontinental destinations.
Cargo
The number of all-cargo flights was almost 9% lower compared to May 2023. There were 1,289 cargo flights in May 2024, compared to 1,414 cargo flights in May 2023. The total transported volume was 122,510 tonnes. That is an increase of almost 4% compared to 2023.
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