Design of the input and output cargo flows for a Fast-Track at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam Aiport Schiphol (AAS) has the ambition of becoming Europe's cargo preferred airport. However, in addition to facing spare capacity for future growth, past research has shown key issues preventing it from reaching this goal. Some of these are truck waiting times, long throughput times and 1st line warehouse efficiency. One of the...

Multi-Perspective Design of a Fast-Track Facility for Cargo Transhipment at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol expects growing cargo volumes in the future. At the same time, due to the expansion of passenger terminals, the cargo handling terminals at Schiphol are relocated and bundled on a smaller area at AAS South-East. The question is: how to handle increasing cargo volumes on a smaller area? One of the opted means to reach a...

Traveller choice behaviour at the passport control at airports

In 2011, Schiphol introduced the self-service passport control (SSPC), which now functions as an alternative for the traditional passport control (TPC) at four different locations within the airport. Travellers thus have to make an obligatory choice between the two types of services. At the Schengen/non-Schengen border between Lounge 1 and...

Schiphol's dynamic traffic Management: A case study on rescheduling

Around the railway station of Schiphol, railway traffic is controlled by an automated dynamic traffic management system (DVM). This system is not optimal for the future service pattern of NS and NS Hispeed. My research explores the possibilities of a new DVM by analysing different rescheduling elements by means of microsimulations in OpenTrack.

Passenger prognoses of AMS: Improving accuracy of the forecasts on the arrival process of local departing passengers in Departure Hall 3 of Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, (“AAS”), owned by the Schiphol Group (“SG”), plays a key part in the hugely competitive airline industry. One of the primary goals of the Schiphol Group is to provide high service at a low cost. In recent years, Schiphol and the Dutch Government are cutting the relevant budgets with a view to make substantial savings...

De ontwikkeling en doorrekening van een parkeerterrein binnen het toekomstige Schipholterrein

Schiphol staat binnen Europa op een vierde plaats bij het aantal verwerkte passagiersen vliegbewegingen. Om deze positie in de toekomst te handhaven en tegemoet te komen aan de vervoervraag zijn ontwikkelingsplannen op korte, middellange en lange termijn opgesteld. De plannen op korte en middellange termijn bestaan uit twee soorten plannen. Deze...