It is currently a daily item, drama at Schiphol airport. Staff shortages in baggage handling and security control, resulting in long queues everywhere. Where most of us had thought that after the May holiday things would run smoothly again and peace would return at the airport, traffic has come to an end. It's a problem that probably won't be solved before the busy summer period starts, travelers can wet their chests.
In recent days, even travelers became seriously frustrated by the long queues and there were riots. People also passed out in the long queues, and people didn't make it to their flights because they didn't get through passport control on time. Due to the ongoing problems at the airport, Schiphol CEO Dick Benschop returned earlier from the World Economic Forum in Davos yesterday. With Ascension Day just around the corner, travelers can again count on peak crowds and long queues.
Transavia recently announced that it will have to cancel 500 flights this summer season due to a cabin crew shortage. In addition, there is also the impending strike of the trade union FNV at Schiphol, it announced major actions as of 1 June if no solution is found to relieve the workload among staff. In short, you can hope that your holiday will start this summer from an airport other than Schiphol. Travel agency Corendon recently decided to offer flight holidays departing from airports in Germany due to the chaos at Schiphol.
