On Wednesday there was consultation between Schiphol and the trade unions about solving the workload. The FNV union previously announced that it would take action if there is no agreement between the airport and the unions before 1 June. Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop was not personally present at the talks on Wednesday.
Conversations
After the talks with the unions, Schiphol announced that they had been constructive and that there is a common goal to reach an agreement before 1 June. Another meeting is scheduled for Monday.
It has been busy at the airport since the beginning of the May holiday. Then on Saturday 23 April, the first May holiday weekend, chaos ensued due to a wild strike at baggage handlers. In the meantime, there is also a serious shortage of security guards, which has resulted in people having to queue for hours and miss their flights in recent days.