By Anthony Deutsch
AMSTERDAM – Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport urged travellers on Saturday to remain away as a strike by floor personnel at first of a faculty vacation induced chaos at Europe’s third-busiest airport.
“The terminal is just too full in the meanwhile … Schiphol is looking on travellers to not come to the airport anymore”, airport authorities mentioned in an announcement issued shortly earlier than midday (1000 GMT).
“We're very sorry to have to do that, however it's vital to ensure security”, an airport spokesperson advised Reuters.
Police closed down freeway exits to the airport on Saturday afternoon as traces at departure gates stretched out of the airport buildings.
Travellers have been suggested to remain away till a minimum of 1300 GMT, whereas airport workers work to get as many as attainable of the hundreds 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 in demand for greater pay and higher working situations.
KLM floor workers deal with about half of all baggage coming by Schiphol, Europe’s third-busiest airport after Paris Charles de Gaulle and London Heathrow.
Labour union FNV mentioned the strike had ended round midday.
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