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Amsterdam

2013 Skytrax World Airport Awards 0

This week: world’s best airport, 500 flights cancelled and a VIP’s African troubles

It’s been a rather busy week in airport news-land: There was an award given out to the best airport of the world, a storm cancelled

April 25, 2013 Africa, Airports, Americas ...
Hurricane Isaac on 28 August 2012 1

This week: Isaac, a WWII bomb, hijacking fears & strikes

It’s been a weather dominating week in airport news story terms as hurricane Isaac overshadowed most other news, but, nevertheless, we found a few other

September 46, 2012 Airlines, Airports, Americas ...
Amsterdam's new Behind the Scenes Tour Bus 0

Amsterdam offers behind the scenes airport tour

The Netherland’s largest airport, Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (IATA: AMS) surely likes to innovate through new passenger offerings – remember that awesome banner vending machine for

April 12, 2012 Airports, Europe, In the News ...
Not all airports are equally exciting on a layover 0

Best International Airports for Layovers Critiqued

Our lovely friends over at Forbes have recently come up with their selection of the best international airport for layovers. It’s a great idea and

February 50, 2012 Airports, Americas, Asia ...
Prague Airport at Christmas 1

Last news of 2011: Christchurch again, French strikes & free Wi-Fi

Only seven more days remain in 2011 and it’s therefore time for us at LateDeparture to pack up and enjoy a little (well deserved?!) break.

December 11, 2011 Airports, Americas, Europe ...
A banner freshly printed from the newly installed banner machine at Amsterdam Schiphol 2

Video of Amsterdam Schiphol’s banner vending machine

A few weeks ago we reported in our weekly news the arrival of the world’ first airport self-serving banner printing machine at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

December 02, 2011 Airports, Europe, Various ...
Angst about Heathrow's upcoming strikes hit the news this week 1

This week: Heathrow angst, Schiphol innovation & the bikini girl

Unexpectedly no Thanksgiving horror stories hit us this week, but we did receive a long number of other stories coming all the way from Thailand

November 36, 2011 Airports, Americas, Asia ...
Joueuse de cistre, Musée des Beaux-Arts de Rouen, France 0

This week: Dutch girls, Arkansas crew and Serbian business

This week has been a fairly quiet week in airport news terms. Nevertheless we still found few very interesting stories all the way from Amsterdam,

August 47, 2011 Airports, Americas, Europe ...
Amsterdam Schiphol Airport 0

Lucky to get stranded in Amsterdam

Surely you heard about the biggest snowfall in England in 18 years on Monday (news stories here and here). Coincidently I traveled that day from Tanzania back

February 15, 2009 Airports, Europe, Reviews ...