AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport decided on Tuesday to continue capping passenger numbers in September and October to save itself logistical headaches from overcrowding and a staff shortage.
Amsterdam-Schiphol asked airlines in early July to limit the number of flights during the summer period in order to reduce waiting times.
The airport, one of the busiest in Europe, will also renew other measures, in particular by asking passengers not to show up at the boarding counters more than four hours before their flight, he said. stated in a press release.
Schiphol has warned airlines that it expects to receive more passengers than it can handle during the Dutch autumn holidays at the end of October.
KLM, the Dutch branch of Air France-KLM, said the move would force it to limit the sale of some tickets in the fall.
“KLM does not expect cancellations to be necessary to meet the limit on the number of passengers boarding locally,” the company said. “However, fewer seats than usual will be available on the Dutch market.”
The airline said in June it would hold Schiphol liable for financial damages resulting from limitations on passenger numbers.
(Report Toby Sterling, French version Augustin Turpin, edited by Jean-Stéphane Brosse)
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