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Schiphol awarded ACI Europe's Best Airport Award 2007

EAW Staff - Mumbai

Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has been awarded ACI Europe's Best Airport Award 2007. ACI (Airports Council International) is the international organisation for airports operators. Ad Rutten, executive vice president & CEO of Schiphol group received the prize during ACI Europe Best Airport Award 2007 ceremony in Zurich recently. The airport won the first prize in the category of airports with annual passenger numbers exceeding 25 million. Nominated airports were judged on five criteria, namely; retail, security, facilities, community relationship, environmental awareness and service.

Rutten said he was very proud that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol was awarded this prize. "It illustrates that Amsterdam Airport Schiphol is an innovative airport and highlights that we focus on more than just passengers and airlines. We also focus on the community and our environment."

An Airport City is today envisaged as a dynamic environment in which people and businesses, logistics and shops, information and entertainment come together and strengthen each other.

With airport facilities second to none - hotel bookings, airline lounges, online money transfers, children play areas, communication centers, shopping, bars and restaurants and much, much more - it is here at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol that the Airport City concept is at its most advanced stage of development and implementation.