stu7708 244 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 According to one of the swedish tabloids Terminal 1 & 2 at Amsterdam Schipol was closed earlier today after a passenger locked himself in a toilet after claiming to have an explosives device on him. Not much more to go on, but they also claim that one person has been arrested. What I found most baffeling in the article was the fact that the journalist claimed that Schipol is one of the busiest airports in europe (so far I'm in agreement) with a whopping 40 million flights (!!!) per year..... EDIT: Just had to double check where that figure of 40 million flights could come from, and even after finding the official stats from Schipol for december 2011 I'm not sure where it came from. Simple math made it clear that it wasn't flights even before i found that stats.. that would mean an average of about 110.000 flights per day. Sure there's plenty of runways to play with, but not even close to enough for that... The real figure for the whole of 2011 was just over 420 000 flight movements (landings and take-offs), up from just over 386 000 in 2010. My thought was that it was passangers, and that's most likely what they meant, but their stats must have been atleast 8 years old from what I found. In 2011 Schipol managed just over 49 755 000 passangers, up from just below 45 212 000 in 2010. The last time it was somewhere close to 40 million was back in 2003... Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 When it comes to the main-stream media, particularly when reporting anything aviation related, don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see. Did it say what the looney had against toilets? John Link to post Share on other sites
mutley 4,498 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Can you image what the ATC would be like for 40M flights a year!? Link to post Share on other sites
aeromax 10 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 Hi everyone, "don't believe anything you hear and only half of what you see." that´s right ! Cheers ! Link to post Share on other sites
hurricanemk1c 195 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 40 million flights would be a headache - for the spotter, aircrew and ATC alike! Link to post Share on other sites
allardjd 1,853 Posted February 13, 2012 Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 110,000 flights per day would break down to about 76 per minute - pretty much impossible. Many countries couldn't manage that. John Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 13, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 13, 2012 110,000 flights per day would break down to about 76 per minute - pretty much impossible. Many countries couldn't manage that. John Stockholm Arlanda doesn't ever manage that in a year... And no, there's no info regarding the looneys grudge against toilets Link to post Share on other sites
Tim_A 997 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Maybe he meant 40 million passengers? Link to post Share on other sites
stu7708 244 Posted February 27, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Thats the only thing that makes sense, yes... But, and I quote my original post here Tim My thought was that it was passangers, and that's most likely what they meant, but their stats must have been atleast 8 years old from what I found. In 2011 Schipol managed just over 49 755 000 passangers, up from just below 45 212 000 in 2010. The last time it was somewhere close to 40 million was back in 2003... Link to post Share on other sites
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