KLM Cancels Flights As Crowds Jam Amsterdam's Schiphol

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KLM has cancelled 56 flights this weekend in response to staff shortages. Staff shortages at both airlines and security are making the problem worse. Schiphol airport authority has urged tour operators and airlines to scrap flights to relieve pressure on the airport during the May holiday peak period. Tour operators have slammed the lack of provision for the holiday period.

2 months ago·Schiphol, Netherlands

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KLM Cancels Flights As Crowds Jam Amsterdam's Schiphol

KLM cancels flights as crowds jam Amsterdam's Schiphol

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KLM cancels flights at Schiphol because of staff shortages - DutchNews.nl

Dutch flag carrier KLM has cancelled 56 flights this weekend in response to staff shortages but more may still be scrapped, a spokesman told news agency ANP on Friday afternoon. The Schiphol airport authority has urged tour operators and airlines to scrap flights to relieve pressure on the airport during the May holiday peak period. Tour operator Corendon has also agreed to move two flights to Rotterdam The Hague airport this weekend, but other …

2 months ago·Amsterdam, Netherlands

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Schiphol asks airlines to cancel flights due to crowds

An “annoying but necessary measure” to reduce the number of travelers, says the airport.

2 months ago·Netherlands

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KLM deletes dozens of flights on Friday due to crowds at Schiphol

Airline KLM scrapped dozens of flights on Friday due to the high crowds at Schiphol Airport. According to a spokesperson, the company takes the flights out of the schedule as a preventive measure to alleviate the workload of the staff. At the moment, KLM, other airlines and Schiphol are discussing the cancellation of flights in the coming weekend.

2 months ago·Netherlands

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Groningen Airport Eelde wants to take over flights from Schiphol (update)

Groningen Airport Eelde wants to take over flights from Schiphol in the coming period. The airport near Amsterdam has called on airlines to cancel flights this weekend due to the expected crowds.

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