Until further notice, KLM will no longer take passengers on European flights to Schiphol. According to the company, the disruption at Schiphol is currently too great due to the passenger chaos. Once again there are long queues in front of and in all departure halls of the airport.
The measure is an emergency measure by KLM. Yesterday, the airline decided to cancel fifty flights a day until Monday, but is now going a step further due to the great Pentecost chaos and extra ‘unforeseen circumstances’ at Schiphol.
KLM reports in a statement: “After a robust package of measures had already been taken before the weekend, we were confronted on Saturday with unforeseen and acute circumstances beyond our control. Due to unfavorable weather conditions and runway maintenance at Schiphol, many aircraft were unable to land or depart. in Amsterdam.”
The measure to no longer transport passengers from European destinations to or via Amsterdam will in any case remain in force all Saturday.
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Since yesterday, passengers are not allowed to enter the terminal earlier than four hours before their flight. Employees are standing at the treadmills in Schiphol Plaza checking passengers for their departure time. This measure should help to improve the flow of the rows, but it turns out to be a drop in the ocean. The queues are even longer than before the measure.
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big shame
Cabine union VNC and the Association of Dutch Airline Pilots (VNV) are furious about the decision not to transport passengers on European KLM flights to Schiphol for the rest of the evening. VNV calls it “again a big mess at Schiphol”. The pilots believe that passengers and staff deserve decent management.
The cabin association believes that the Dutch government should put on the fine cloth. Board member Ingrid Brama informs NH Nieuws that it is a great shame that the state, which owns 70 percent of Schiphol, has let everything get so out of hand.
god impossible
According to Brama, this is “because of wanting to arrange everything cheaply at the expense of staff and travelers. However, the state does expect KLM to hand in staff for loans that it has to pay off. We would love to fly and pay off the debts, while the same state makes that as god-impossible as possible.” .”