Schiphol Group publishes SWOT on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport

Royal Schiphol Group outlined (09-Mar-2020) the following strengths, weaknesses, opportunities and threats (SWTO) details for Amsterdam Schiphol Airport:

• Strengths:
  
  • Network of destinations;
  • Hub position of Schiphol in Europe;
  • Sustainability at the airport location;
  • Price to quality ratio;
  • Economic strength of the Randstad region;
  • Attractiveness of the Netherlands as a destination;
  • AirportCity and growing real estate portfolio;
• Weaknesses:
  
  • Relatively small catchment area;
  • Capacity shortages, including terminal, stands and railway station;
  • Dependency on key airline customers;
  • No direct metro connection with Amsterdam;
  • Limits on aircraft movements;
• Opportunities:
  
  • Single European Sky and Dutch airspace redesign;
  • Digitalisation, automation and big data;
  • International activities and partnerships;
  • Sustainable aviation and innovation initiatives;
  • Opening of Lelystad Airport;
• Threats:
  
  • Diminishing public support base for aviation;
  • Implications of air transport movement restraints on quality of network;
  • Terrorism and cyber threats;
  • Growing competition in transfer market from other hub airports and hub bypassing;
  • Impact of ultra fine particles and NOx;
  • Construction activities affecting perception of quality;
  • Pressure on cargo volumes due to new slot allocation system. [more - original PR]