Lost and Never Found

Ever wonder where that case you checked with your favorite airline ended up? You might try looking in the many Amsterdam airport cafeterias. It's probably part of the deco.

For Members Only?

Stopped by the frequent flyer lounge while connecting through Amsterdam. Used to be these lounges were pretty exclusive. Seems like these days any clown can get in.

Practice Makes Perfect

Amsterdam is one of my favorite airports. This is a very popular waiting area. Nice relax factor the visual effect of being on board a cruise ship.

You could also call it a practice area for those about to board their 22-hour flight.

"You left the tickets where???????????"

I see at the gates they've installed some husband torture equipment disguised as massage chairs. Allows for the wives to kill time waiting for that 16-hour-delayed charter flight to depart.

Outsourcing

Looks like NASA's taken their show on the road. Or are we one step closer to commercial flights to the moon?

All Tied Up

Clearly today's bankrupt airlines have been forced into some major cost-cutting measures but would you want to wear a uniform made from recycled engine covers?

The Twilight Zone

This sort of gave me the creeps, especially when the people moved around. Reminded me of insects inside of a glass jar.

Baby you can drive my car...

Well it's a good thing to know they have cars at a rental car company. What else would I want to rent from them?

The Green Grass of Home

I don't know which timetable this Martian is reading, but I always thought commercial aircraft max out at an altitude of around 30,000 feet. How he's getting the rest of the way home remains a mystery.

Okay, best of seven....

Well, I guess that important business meeting will just have to wait.

"My wife thinks my flight was cancelled...."

Why is it that these gates are the most popular? I bet if you polled these patrons chances are they're all booked on different flights.

Pack up your troubles...

This chap shouldn't have too much trouble finding his buckets among thousands of black Samsonites circling around on the conveyor belts.

Steppin' on up...

"...and she's buyyyyyinnnngggg a stairway, to heaven..."

Space ... the final frontier....

Imagine the headache you've got at quitting time after working eight hours in this orangeness. How does a woman employee compensate this kind of horrific lighting with make-up?

Anyway, from a distance this rental car counter does have that spacey look like something out of Star Trek. Beam me to my car, Scottie!

Do the unions know about this?

I know competition is fierce in the airline industry. But simplifying the requirements for pilots these days in order to hire less-qualified and cost-saving ducks?

April showers....

Since this tub has been cordoned off, it's obviously some highly sensitive area. I observed it for a bit. People actually came up to it to have a look inside. It reassured them to discover it's actual purpose - to catch the rain leaking through the million dollar roof.

Friends

Now who's at the mercy of whom?

Having a fit...

Everytime I pass this box used to measure carry-on baggage it makes me chuckle. Whoever thought this up at the advertising agency deserves a promotion.

Keeping a stiff upper lip...

No, these are not stranded passengers gone into shock after being informed that their airline will not compensate them after their flight was cancelled. They're tiny plastic figures belonging to table soccer game. Keeps the cab drivers busy in the early morning until the first flights arrive.

Money on the runny...

If it wasn't for the slit in the top of the box I would have thought this was some artifact on loan from a museum. Otherwise I don't know where you would even see cash these days.

Hey, how 'bout a lift?

I'd say here at this airport they've got some pretty top class carts for tackling those long distances between gates.

Extinguish all smoking materials...

This dude was apparently not advised by his airline that smoking has been banned on almost 99.9% of all flights these days. He's gone into a corner to cool his heels.

X Marks the Spot

This is the view from the Sushi Bar located between gates C-14 and C-15. Talk about a huge aquarium they've got. Only thing is there's an Airbus A320 in it instead of the usual koi.

Telepalooza

This display reminds me of Goldilocks. One for Papa bear, one for Mama bear and one for Baby bear.

Where are those life jackets located?

We have these young ladies to thank for lifeguarding the arrivals area. Up until now it's always been low tide down there. I go past them in the morning on my way to the elevator. Sort of feel like I'm cutting through an outtake of a Baywatch episode.

Open skies...

Wonder what this is trying to tell the flying public?

S-winging sixties...

At the time, it was early morning. Later on it will fill up. Somehow when I look in here, I imagine hearing the voice of Tom Jones singing "It's Not Unusual" being piped through tiny speakers mounted on the ceiling. Maybe it's those groovy table lamps that give it that 60's lounge room feel.

"Honey, where'd we park again?"

Sixt car rentals does kind of stand out when it comes to airport advertising. I walk by (not under) this Audi almost daily and watch people stop and look up at it. I keep asking myself if the car is hollow. Guess I'll never really know.