Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport is to invest billions of euros in expanding its terminals and on new security systems, and the cost is likely to be passed on to passengers, the Telegraaf reports on Tuesday.

Last year, Schiphol processed almost 50 million passengers, a 10% increase on 2010. This boosted Schiphol into fourth place above Madrid in the European airport rankings, Nijhuis is quoted as saying on Monday evening.
‘We have to grow alongside the big European airports in order not to lose traffic. Investing is essential and we will still be cheaper than London, Frankfurt and Paris,’ the paper quoted Nijhuis as saying.
This year, passenger numbers will be stable and cargo shipments may shrink slightly, he said.