Amsterdam airport limits passenger numbers to ease chaos

Amsterdam airport limits passenger numbers to ease chaos

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13:36 today

KLM said it was “disappointed” that Schiphol was taking “last minute” measures to reduce passenger numbers.

Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, the Dutch hub, is further limiting passenger numbers this fall.

Royal Schiphol Group NV announced the decision a day after chief executive Dick Benshop said he was stepping down because he did not want the attention to leadership to “become an obstacle for Schiphol”.

Airport operators will reduce the maximum number of locally departing passengers by an average of 9,250 per day, or 18%. The cap will apply until at least Oct. 31, he said in a statement Friday, and the implications should become clear over the next two weeks.

Hubs such as London’s Gatwick have eased capacity restrictions after the busy summer holiday season, while other hubs such as Heathrow are expected to wait until at least the end of October amid continued staffing shortages such as baggage handlers. chose to keep the limit.

Schiphol Airport said it had been forced to introduce the restrictions because security firms working at the airport provided fewer guards than previously indicated.Air France-KLM’s Dutch division, home to 7 In March, it set a daily cap of 67,500 travelers, and in August it increased to 73,000. The new maximum will be 54,500 per day in September and 57,000 per day in October.

KLM said it was “disappointed” that Schiphol was taking “last minute” measures to reduce passenger numbers. I hope that order will be established quickly and properly at the airport so that we can know the situation.”

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