Schiphol has asked airlines to take measures because of the crowds. The airport wants them to cancel part of the bookings from this weekend until May 8 and not to accept new bookings.
By canceling flights, the number of departing passengers can be reduced. “It is an annoying, but necessary measure to reduce the numbers of travelers, in order to manage the crowds in the right direction together with our partners,” said a Schiphol spokesperson. against NOS.
Strike
It has been very busy at Schiphol lately. A so-called ‘wild strike’ was also held last weekend by about 150 KLM baggage unloaders. They stopped working outside the union to express their dissatisfaction with the outsourcing of their work to the company Viggo. In addition to the more than a hundred canceled flights, many were also delayed due to the work stoppage.