Southern Development

Southern DevelopmentEEWBaggageTerminal

Schiphol is working hard to modernise and further innovate its baggage basements. We are building a new baggage basement, including new baggage handling system, to replace the existing older systems, whilst operations continue. In constructing the new basement, we are taking into account the future new Terminal Zuid – part of Schiphol’s plans to restore quality at the airport. With the largest investment plan in the airport’s history, Schiphol aims to improve the infrastructure, working conditions and services provided to travellers and airlines.

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Always up to date

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New passenger link from Pier B to Pier C now open
Work begins at new baggage basement location
Schiphol starts renewing and renovating the baggage basements

Facts & figures

  • Schiphol is one of Europe’s oldest airports and has been under operational pressure due to lack of space since 2016.
  • Schiphol has more than 145,000 m2 of baggage systems. This surface area is equal to around 29 football pitches, divided into various areas.
  • Schiphol as a whole is about 4.5 metres below sea level, but the baggage halls are the deepest: up to 13 metres below sea level in some places. The wall of the Basement E is 1.1 metres thick in order to hold back groundwater.
  • In total, there are over 30 kilometres of transport system in the baggage areas; the systems run on 110 server cabinets and nearly ten thousand motors.
  • The longest distance a suitcase can travel at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is 2.5 kilometres.