2023-04-18 09:00:00
Last year it was very busy at Schiphol during the May holiday, partly due to staff shortages. As a result, travelers had to wait for hours and in some cases missed their flight. Last February, Schiphol announced that it would limit the number of travelers departing from the airport during the May holidays by 5 percent in order to prevent the risk of delays.
Travelers avoid Schiphol not only because of last year’s chaos, says a spokeswoman for Sunweb Group, which includes the Sunweb and Eliza was here brands. ‘Flying from a German airport such as Weeze is cheaper for the Dutch because of the lower air passenger tax. The parking costs are also lower and they pass through the security check faster,’ she says.
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Sunweb will fly from Weeze to the Greek islands of Crete and Rhodes for the first time this weekend. The bookings are going well, according to the spokeswoman. Half as many travelers will depart from Brussels this year compared to the previous May holiday. The choice of an airport also depends on where people live, said the spokeswoman. People who live in the west of the country are more likely to choose Rotterdam airport. 20 percent more people depart from that airport this May holiday than last year. Schiphol will remain the most important airport, she reports.
In recent weeks, the Dutch have booked a flight from Düsseldorf slightly more often, says Zoover. In that period, 34 percent of travelers booked a flight from the German airport. One in three people wanted to fly from Schiphol.
Many planes to popular holiday destinations such as Turkey and Egypt fly from German airports such as Düsseldorf at the review and booking website. ‘Due to the news about the earthquakes, there are fewer bookings for Turkey, but that has started to pick up again in recent weeks,’ says campaign manager Sterre Hoek. According to Zoover, Schiphol will still be the most popular airport throughout 2023.
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