Place: Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport

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Air freight deals up in the air over Brexit worries

More than €39bn worth of goods are air freighted annually from Ireland, but not all of it through our airports.

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FBI probes 'needles in sandwiches'

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Two held over suspected airliner terror plot

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Airliner bomb plot man had been banned from UK

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'Engine problems may have caused plane crash'

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Dutch airport fire kills 11 detainees

11 killed in fire at Sciphol Airport prison

A fire broke out early today in a prison complex for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, killing 11 people and injuring 15.

Thu, 27 Oct, 2005

Wartime bomb delays jets at Schipol Airport

Air traffic will likely be delayed at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport all day today after an unexploded Second World War British bomb was found in a field near the airport.

Thu, 06 Oct, 2005

Thieves escape with millions at Amsterdam airport

Thieves hijacked an armoured van from the KLM cargo ramp at Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport today and escaped with millions of euro in diamonds and jewellery.

Fri, 25 Feb, 2005

Eta suspect arrested in Holland

Dutch military police carrying out a Spanish arrest warrant detained a man who was trying to enter the Netherlands with a fake passport, officials said.

Fri, 11 Jul, 2003

Passenger tried to open emergency exit at 37,000 ft

A passenger on board a transatlantic flight from Amsterdam spat on a flight attendant, threatened passengers with a cane and tried to open the emergency exit at 37,000 feet.

Thu, 10 May, 2001