Overcrowding, staff shortages… Schiphol airport in Amsterdam announced on Tuesday that it would extend the cap on the number of flights in September and October when it expects to receive a large number of passengers during the autumn holidays that it fears will not be able to drive, Reuters reported on Tuesday.
The largest airport in the Netherlands has applied the measure since July, when it asked airlines to reduce their number of flights during the summer to reduce waiting times, which had lengthened considerably due to staff shortages, which has hit the sector since the resumption of post-closing operations. covid traffic.
The airport will also renew other measures, in particular asking passengers not to show up at the boarding counters more than four hours before their flight.
As a consequence of these measures aimed at limiting traffic at Amsterdam-Schipol, the Dutch company KLM has announced that it will reduce the number of tickets on sale this autumn.
British Airways suspends ticket sales for short flights
Amsterdam airport is not the only one affected by these logistical difficulties. In July, London-Heathrow airport, also suffering from a labor shortage, asked airlines to stop selling tickets for the summer period in order to limit the number of passengers to the airport for two months, starting of 100,000 daily, or 4,000 less. your forecasts.
For its part, the British company British Airways, which is struggling to keep up with the resumption of traffic and has already lightened its flight schedule due, in particular, to staff shortages, has suspended the sale of tickets for its flights short duration at least until Monday at Heathrow. Airport. “We have decided to take a responsible step” as “the entire aviation industry” faces the challenges of reviving demand, British Airways justified Tuesday in a statement sent to AFP.
This includes giving more options to customers who already have a ticket and are forced to change their reservation, said the company, which has recently canceled many flights. British Airways had already been operating a reduced flight program for several months and had also announced in early July that it would cancel an additional 10,300 flights by the end of October, bringing the reduction in its services during the summer season to 13%.
Source: BFM TV
