© Reuters. Travellers wait in traces at Amsterdam Schiphol Airport as an unannounced strike of floor workers induced many delays and cancellations, in Amsterdam, Netherlands April 23, 2022. REUTERS/Anthony Deutsch
By Anthony Deutsch
AMSTERDAM (Reuters) -Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport urged travellers to remain away for a number of hours on Saturday as a strike by floor personnel initially of a faculty vacation induced chaos at Europe’s third-busiest airport.
“The terminal is simply too full in the meanwhile … Schiphol is looking on travellers to not come to the airport anymore,” airport authorities mentioned in a press release issued shortly earlier than midday (1000 GMT).
Virtually three hours later the airport mentioned passengers had been welcome once more however would nonetheless face lengthy ready occasions and doable delays or cancellations.
Police closed down freeway exits to the airport briefly on Saturday afternoon as traces at departure gates stretched out of the airport buildings.
A Schiphol spokesperson mentioned the short-term closure was vital to ensure security and to get as many as doable of the 1000’s of annoyed passengers aboard their often-delayed flights.
Baggage handlers for KLM, the Dutch arm of airline Air France-KLM, had early on Saturday gone on a beforehand unannounced strike to press calls for for greater pay and higher working circumstances.
KLM floor workers deal with about half of all baggage coming via Schiphol, Europe’s third busiest airport after Paris Charles de Gaulle and London Heathrow.
Labour union FNV mentioned the walkout had ended round midday.
