News  ·  29 October Winter 2026/27

Here is an overview of the key developments compared with Summer 2026 and Winter 2025/26.

Several airlines that launched services during Summer 2026 will operate their first winter season at Schiphol.

• Thai Airways returned to Amsterdam on 1 July 2026 and will continue serving Bangkok this winter. The airline will operate daily flights using the Airbus A350.
• Vietnam Airlines introduced nonstop flights between Hanoi and Amsterdam in June 2026 and will continue operating three weekly Airbus A350 services during the winter season.
• LATAM Brasil joined Schiphol's network in 2026 and will operate five weekly flights between São Paulo and Amsterdam. The route is served by Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner aircraft.
• FlyOne Armenia started flights from Yerevan to Amsterdam this summer and will continue this winter with one weekly service.
• Middle East Airlines (MEA) returned to Amsterdam in July 2026 after a five-year absence, bringing Beirut back to Schiphol's destination portfolio. The airline operates three weekly Airbus A320 flights.
• Bluebird Airways also joined Schiphol’s network during Summer 2026 with flights between Tel Aviv and Amsterdam and will continue in the winter season with seven flights per week.
• Syrian Air launched services between Damascus and Amsterdam in July 2026 and offers three weekly flights using Airbus A320 aircraft. Damascus is a new destination for Schiphol.

Following a year of network expansion, several destinations will be available during Winter 2026/27 for the first time or with newly introduced services.

• Transavia is adding Praia, the capital of Cape Verde on the island of Santiago, to its network while simultaneously doubling capacity to Sal. They will operate four weekly direct flights to Sal and one weekly flight to Praia via Sal. Furthermore, Transavia will operate Kittilä and Sälen Trysil as scheduled services instead of charter.
• easyJet expands its network from Amsterdam with several new routes. The airline launches a three-weekly service to Sal (Cape Verde) and additionally introduces new routes to Valencia, Funchal, Tromsø and Seville from Schiphol.
• Xiamen Air will continue flights from Fuzhou (a new destination added this summer) besides flights from Xiamen.
• Damascus and Beirut were added to Schiphol’s network during Summer 2026, with services operated by Syrian Air and Middle East Airlines respectively. Both routes will continue into the Winter 2026/27 season.

Several airlines will increase capacity during the winter season.

• KLM will add frequencies on several routes, including Curaçao, São Paulo, Panama City, Rovaniemi, Kittilä, Florence and Basel. Furthermore, Minneapolis/St. Paul and San Diego will be operated year-round. KLM also intends to resume service to Dammam, Riyadh, Kigali and Entebbe, and continue flights to Tel Aviv. They have also added additional frequencies on routes including Delhi, Shanghai and Tokyo during 2026, further strengthening their winter network.
• Etihad Airways will add four weekly flights between Abu Dhabi and Amsterdam, for a total of eleven.
• KM Malta Airlines will add a seventh weekly frequency, resulting in daily service between Malta and Amsterdam.
• Oman Air will increase its service between Muscat and Amsterdam to daily flights from December.
• Saudia will increase its service between Jeddah and Amsterdam from four to five weekly flights from 26 October.

With a growing long-haul network, additional winter destinations and expanded cargo connectivity, Winter 2026/27 further strengthens Schiphol’s position as a leading European hub, connecting passengers and businesses with destinations across the globe.

Would you like to know more about these new routes and airlines, or their impact on our network? Please contact someone from the Aviation Partnerships team.