After a period of relative calm, it is again a mess at Schiphol. Travelers have to queue for hours for the security check. According to passengers and staff, security is being kicked against closed shutters aggressively and travelers are missing their flight.
According to a Schiphol spokesperson, fewer security guards are available today than the airport had requested. As a result, the queue times for security again rise to more than three hours and travelers have to zigzag through the terminal and the tents outside. Passengers are complaining on social media that they have missed their flight due to the chaos.
Due to the exasperating crowds and the fear of missed flights, travelers are said to have kicked the shutters of forced-closed security checkpoints. Both Schiphol and the Royal Netherlands Marechaussee inform NH Nieuws that Marechaussee officers are on site to restore peace. No passengers have been arrested.
New security guards
Additional security guards have been hired at Schiphol in recent weeks. In August, 200 of the at least 500 security guards needed started work. In combination with a mandatory restriction on the number of departing passengers, the newly recruited staff seemed to have relieved the pressure at the chaotic Schiphol. After a few weeks of relief, that seems to have come to an end today.