Budget airline easyJet is canceling extra flights this summer, including at Schiphol Airport. The cause is the continuing staff shortage at the Dutch airport, the company announced on Monday.
Due to a lack of manpower for security work and baggage handling, Schiphol announced last week that flights had to be cancelled. This also affects easyJet. The airline said last week it was still waiting for details, but is now already canceling extra flights.
In this way, the company wants to give its customers more time to book an alternative flight. It is not yet known how many flights are involved. The British low-cost carrier is one of the larger users of Schiphol. EasyJet is also canceling flights at London’s Gatwick Airport.
The airline reported a few weeks ago that a number of flights from Amsterdam to London Gatwick and London Luton had been canceled before the summer. This was also decided because of the large crowds at Schiphol. According to a spokesperson, the current measure comes on top of those previous cancellations.
KLM previously announced that it would sell fewer tickets in order to reduce the crowds at Schiphol.