A report on Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, Martinair and Amsterdam

A Ford being used to power a winch for towing gliders at Schiphol in 1933
Martin's Air Charter de Havilland Dove in the early 1960s
The air traffic control tower at Schiphol in 1960
Martinair Convair 640 in 1967
The Oude Kerk was consecrated in 1306 AD.
Airplanes and service vehicles on the apron in 1965
A Martinair Boeing 767-300ER passenger aircraft
Amsterdam citizens celebrating the Peace of Münster, 30 January 1648. Painting by Bartholomeus van der Helst
Map showing the six runways of Schiphol
TransPort Building houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia
Courtyard of the Amsterdam Stock Exchange by Emanuel de Witte, 1653. The Amsterdam Stock Exchange was the first stock exchange to introduce continuous trade in the early 17th century.
The main entry of Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Martinair Boeing 747-400BCF
View of Vijzelstraat looking towards the Muntplein, 1891
Check-in hall interior at the Amsterdam Airport Schiphol.
Photochrom of Amsterdam's Dam Square at the beginning of the 20th century
KLM Cargo Boeing 747-400ERF on the Taxiway Bridge crossing the Highway A4 E19.
The rebuilt Magere Brug, around 1938.
Schiphol Tower
People celebrating the liberation of the Netherlands at the end of World War II on 8 May 1945
All the airport's 6 runways viewed from an aeroplane taking off at dawn.
The 17th-century Canals of Amsterdam were listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites in 2010, contributing to Amsterdam's fame as the "Venice of the North". Along with De Wallen, the canals are the focal-point for tourists in the city.
Schiphol Group offices
Satellite picture of Amsterdam and North Sea Canal
The Convair Building, which houses KLM Cityhopper and KLM offices, and the original Schiphol control tower
Topographic map of Amsterdam
The construction of the tunnel and railway station in 1992
Large-scale map of the city centre of Amsterdam, including sightseeing markers,.
The crash site of El Al Flight 1862 in 1992
Nieuwendammerdijk en Buiksloterdijk, Amsterdam-Noord, winter 2010
The crash site of Turkish Airlines Flight 1951 on 25 February 2009
The Westerkerk in the Centrum borough, one of Amsterdam's best-known churches
Queues to the security control in June 2022
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A 1538 painting by Cornelis Anthonisz showing a bird's-eye view of Amsterdam. The famous Grachtengordel had not yet been established.
Rokin – November 1977
Herengracht
Prinsengracht
The Egelantiersgracht lies west of the Grachtengordel, in the Jordaan neighbourhood.
The Scheepvaarthuis, by architects Johan van der Mey, Michel de Klerk, Piet Kramer is characteristic of the architecture of the Amsterdam School.
The Begijnhof is one of the oldest hofjes in Amsterdam.
The Openbare Bibliotheek Amsterdam and Conservatorium van Amsterdam, two examples of 21st-century architecture in the centre of the city
The Amsterdam Stock Exchange, the oldest stock exchange in the world
The Zuidas, the city's main business district
Boats give tours of the city, such as this one in front of the EYE Film Institute Netherlands.
Spiegelgracht
De Wallen, Amsterdam's Red-light district, offers activities such as legal prostitution and a number of coffee shops that sell cannabis. It is one of the main tourist attractions.
An Amsterdammer waits for a traffic light to change at the Muntplein in the heart of Amsterdam.
The Rijksmuseum houses Rembrandt's The Night Watch.
The Van Gogh Museum houses the world's largest collection of Van Gogh's paintings and letters.
The Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam is an international museum dedicated to modern and contemporary art and design.
Rembrandt monument on Rembrandtplein
Coldplay performing at the Amsterdam Arena, 2016
The Concertgebouw or Royal Concert Hall houses performances of the Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra and other musical events.
Stadsschouwburg, Amsterdam's best-known theatre
One of the decorated boats participating in the 2013 Canal Parade of the Amsterdam Gay Pride
AFC Ajax player Johan Cruyff, 1967
Femke Halsema has been the Mayor of Amsterdam since 2018.
Boroughs of Amsterdam
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Police headquarters of Amsterdam
King Willem-Alexander, Princess Beatrix, and Queen Máxima greeting Amsterdammers from the Royal Palace of Amsterdam during Willem-Alexanders inauguration in 2013
A tram crossing the Keizersgracht
The Amsterdam Metro is a mixed subway and above ground rapid transit system consisting of five lines.
Amsterdam Centraal station, the city's main train station
Amsterdam Airport Schiphol ranks as Europe's third-busiest airport for passenger traffic.
Police bicyclist crossing a bridge over the Prinsengracht
Bicyclist at Amsterdam
The Agnietenkapel Gate at the University of Amsterdam, founded in 1632 as the Athenaeum Illustre

Martinair (legally Martinair Holland N.V.) is a Dutch cargo airline headquartered and based at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and a subsidiary of Air France–KLM.

- Martinair

It is located 9 km southwest of Amsterdam, in the municipality of Haarlemmermeer in the province of North Holland.

- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

Schiphol is the hub for KLM and its regional affiliate KLM Cityhopper as well as for Corendon Dutch Airlines, Martinair, Transavia and TUI fly Netherlands.

- Amsterdam Airport Schiphol

The KLM hub and Amsterdam's main airport, Schiphol, is the Netherlands' busiest airport as well as the third busiest in Europe and 11th busiest airport in the world.

- Amsterdam

Martinair had passenger service throughout Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Africa from Amsterdam.

- Martinair

It handles over 68 million passengers per year and is the home base of four airlines, KLM, Transavia, Martinair and Arkefly.

- Amsterdam

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Haarlemmermeer

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Municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Municipality in the west of the Netherlands, in the province of North Holland.

Topographic map of Haarlemmermeer, June 2015
Historic map of the Haarlemmermeer before reclamation.
Pumping Station Cruquius
Lijnden
Cruquiusmuseum entrance, taken from Cruquiusmuseum park
TransPort Building - Houses the head offices of Martinair and Transavia.com
Calatrava bridge - Cittern
Schiphol Airport
Boardroom of the local government in Hoofddorp
Hendrik Colijn, 1925
Tineke Netelenbos, 2015
Fanny Blankers-Koen, 1988

The main international airport of the Netherlands, Schiphol, is located in Haarlemmermeer.

But it was not until a furious hurricane in November 1836 drove the waters as far as the gates of Amsterdam, and another on Christmas Day sent them in the opposite direction to submerge the streets of Leiden, that the mind of the nation was seriously turned to the matter.

Four airlines, TUI fly Netherlands, KLM Cityhopper, Martinair, and Transavia have their headquarters on the grounds of Schiphol Airport in Haarlemmermeer.

Transavia

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Dutch low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of KLM and therefore part of the Air France–KLM group.

Dutch low-cost airline and a wholly owned subsidiary of KLM and therefore part of the Air France–KLM group.

Transavia Sud Caravelle at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport in June 1972
Transavia Airbus A300 in 1976
Transavia Boeing 757-200 in 2001
Logo during the Transavia Airlines branding
Logo during the transavia.com branding
The TransPort Building houses the head offices of Transavia and Martinair.
Transavia Boeing 737-800 wearing the current livery
Transavia Boeing 737-700 wearing the former livery
A Transavia Boeing 737-800 with Split Scimitar Winglets

Its main base is Amsterdam Airport Schiphol and it has other bases at Rotterdam The Hague Airport and Eindhoven Airport.

The first brainstorming sessions about starting a second charter company in the Netherlands, after Martinair, started in spring 1966, when the American Chalmers Goodlin met with captain Pete Holmes.

On 8 February 1997, Transavia Airlines Flight 484, a Boeing 737-300 flying from Salzburg to Amsterdam, was damaged en route. The push/pull rod of the elevator broke off, damaging the Boeing 737's rudder, and an emergency landing was made at Nuremberg Airport. There were no fatalities, but the FAA issued an Airworthiness Directive after this and a similar incident.