Amsterdam airport asks airlines to cut flights to avoid chaos -Breaking
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© Reuters. FILE PGOTO: Lines at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport are jammed as a strike by ground staff causes many cancellations and delays. This was Amsterdam, Netherlands, April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Anthony Deutsch/File PhotoAMSTERDAM (Reuters – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport requested airlines cancel flights on Saturday to avoid chaos caused by overcrowding at Europe’s third busiest Airport. This was announced Thursday.
According to the airport, it took this action because of staff shortages. On April 23, the airport experienced major delays due to a strike by baggage handlers.
Schiphol stated in an email that it had asked airlines to cancel bookings and stop accepting bookings for Schiphol during the 2-8 May period.
It stated that “this is an irritating but necessary step to decrease the number of passengers.”
According to the airport, travelers should contact their airline for specific flight information.
Schiphol couldn’t be reached to comment further on the impact of these flights.
Dutch news agency ANP stated that KLM (the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM) expected to cancel several flights Friday.
KLM couldn’t be reached by late Thursday evening for comment.
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