AMSTERDAM, April 29 (Reuters) – Airline KLM on Friday canceled dozens of flights to and from Amsterdam to improve working conditions for its staff, Dutch news agency ANP reported.
The company could not immediately be reached for comment, but a spokesperson for the Dutch division of the Air France-KLM group of which it is a part, told ANP that the flights were now canceled. preventively to relieve pressure on its workers.
The cancellations follow a strike by KLM ground staff at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol last Saturday demanding pay rises and better working conditions, causing delays, cancellations at Amsterdam’s third busiest airport. ‘Europe.
The airport had asked airlines on Thursday to consider cutting flights, fearing its terminals could become overcrowded again over the weekend.
KLM should decide on this request later in the day on Friday, according to the ANP. (Report by Bart Meijer; French version Dina Kartit, edited by Kate Entringer)
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