News / Schiphol struggles for slot shortage solution as cargo flies out and deadline looms

Full freighter movements at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol dropped 12.4% in the first 14 days of November, on the back of ongoing slot scarcity.

And the airport is thought to be struggling to find a new proposal to present to the government within a four-week deadline which expires this week.

Schiphol’s cargo director, Jonas Van Stekelenburg, said handlers at the Dutch gateway had seen air freight shifting to other full freighters as well as the bellyhold of some operators.

“It is not clear at this ...