Cargo volumes at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol grew 8.7% to 866,713 t between January and June 2017, up from 797,069 t during the same period in 2016. Europe’s third busiest hub welcomed an additional 153 full freighter flights in the first half of the year, making a total number of 8,954 freight ATMs. Schiphol’s biggest market is Europe, with June 2017 inbound volumes at 11,217 t, up 25% on 2016, and June 2017 outbound figures at 11,450 t, up 41.8% on June 2016 figures.

"The Schiphol Cargo Community has worked on a series of new initiatives this year, which demonstrate our commitment to delivering safe and efficient cargo products, and our excellent first half-year performance is the result of this collaboration,” said Jonas van Stekelenburg, Head of Cargo, Amsterdam Airport Schiphol. "Our commitment to quality initiatives, such as the Pharma Gateway Amsterdam programme, has ensured that Schiphol remains one of the fastest growing cargo hubs in Europe."

The Community has also recently secured a one million EUR grant to start developing a Pharma Incursion Alerter, an early warning system for shippers, and a pilot phase for the scheme is currently being planned.