Schiphol asks airlines to cancel flights as long queues build again

[brooklynite]

Dutch News[/div

Passengers are facing long queues again at Schiphol airport after managers failed to put enough security staff on duty.

The airport has asked some airlines, including Corendon, Turkish Airlines and Surinam Airways, to cancel flights from 4pm onwards so other passengers can catch their flights.

Long lines stretched outside the terminal on Monday, with some passengers telling NOS they had been queuing for longer than the maximum waiting time of four hours. Anyone arriving earlier than four hours before departure is not allowed to join the queue.

Schiphol said the problems were concentrated at Departures 3, which caters mainly for intercontinental flights, but also budget airlines within Europe departing from Pier H.

(the air terminal is that building in the background; the line STARTS at the terminal and wraps around here. This problem has existed for months, with the airport unable to hire enough people for security and baggage handling)

[Auggie]

1. I'm very happy not having to fly at the moment

[brooklynite]

2. My 84-yo mother is at a conference in The Hague...has to fly back Monday

Inbound through immigration and baggage claim was a mess. Check in and security likely to be worse.

[Auggie]

3. Hope it can ease up by then. In the meantime,"Serenity Now!"

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4. and that airport is HUGE.