[2] Throughout the 1920s and 1930s, the airport continued to expand, increasingly focusing on civilian operations, such as with the Dutch airline KLM.

During the Second World War, it was captured by the German military and briefly renamed Fliegerhorst Schiphol.

It typically engages in infrastructure and facilities investments at such airports in exchange for a stable dividend stream to achieve a return on its equity.

[11][12] The revenue from retail sales has reportedly been replaced by both a concession fee and a share in the results of associates.

[7] In September 2022 CEO Dick Benschop resigned following months of chaos and queues at Schiphol Airport.

[15] [16] In October 2022 it was announced that the Schiphol Group gained a 40% share in the Maastricht Aachen Airport.

Shareholders The Schiphol Group is owned by the Dutch Ministry of Finance (69.77%), the municipalities of Amsterdam (20.03%) and Rotterdam (2.2%) and Aéroports de Paris (8.00%).