“Very sad for these passengers. With all the passengers we receive every day throughout the year, unfortunately this happens sometimes,” she said. Both passengers were treated and were able to ‘continue their journey via Schiphol’.
Waiting time under an hour
Today is a busy day for the airport. The company counts on such days to more than 80,000 passengers. That’s a lot more than the 64,500 passengers who departed on an average day during the May holidays last year. “It’s not terribly busy, but it’s the May holidays.”
The waiting time this morning was still less than an hour, the spokesman said. “Suitable for holidays when many people want to travel at the same time,” she said.
Due to a lack of staff at the airport, including security, there were long lines on holidays two years ago. As a result, some people missed their flights. There were also riots. Chief Financial Officer Robert Carsouw said in February that the airport had hired many security guards to avoid chaos in the summer of 2022.
Hope at FNV and Marechaussee
The FNV trade union announced earlier this week that they did not expect any problems at Schiphol during the May holidays. “You see from all sides that a lot of work is being done by employers to get through that peak in the spring and summer,” said FNV director David van de Geer. The Military Police said Royal also recently that he was well prepared for the crowd at the airport during the May holidays.
2024-04-27 11:15:23
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