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Reading this headline (as a Dutchman) my brain went „Amsterdam has its own airport?” before going „Oh right, Schiphol…”. (Compare this to a New Yorker reading
by Freak_NL 10y ago
Reading this headline (as a Dutchman) my brain went „Amsterdam has its own airport?” before going „Oh right, Schiphol…”. (Compare this to a New Yorker reading about New York Airport instead of JFK.)
- superioritycplx 10y agoSchiphol's IATA code is AMS, therefore it's the Amsterdam airport. :)
- notahacker 10y agoIt also officially named Amsterdam Airport Schiphol, has the words "Amsterdam Airport" in its logo, and appears as Amsterdam (AMS) in flight searches. It's not like there are any real alternatives for flying into Amsterdam
- DonHopkins 10y agoFlying into Bijlmer is not a viable alternative. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_1862 https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Al_Flight_1862
- icebraining 10y agoThing is, NYC has three airports (JFK, LaGuardia and Newark Liberty), whereas Amsterdam only really has Schiphol.
- Freak_NL 10y agoOh the confusion doesn't lie there; ask anyone about an airport near Amsterdam and they will think of AMS. it's just that for most Dutch, Schiphol (AMS) is a national airport rather than just Amsterdam's airport. So 'Amsterdam Airport Schiphol' sounds pretentious but correct, whereas 'Amsterdam Airport' just doesn't click — like adverbs without a noun.