KLM says it won’t bring more passengers to Amsterdam Saturday

AMSTERDAM (Reuters) – KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, mentioned it will not deliver any additional passengers on Saturday from European locations to Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport, its important hub.

The airline, which had already cancelled dozens of flights to ease visitors strain on the airport, mentioned climate situations and runway upkeep have been stopping many plane from taking off and touchdown.

“This determination ought to make it potential for as many passengers as potential who’re caught at Schiphol to have the ability to go away on Saturday and for KLM to conduct as many flights as potential on Sunday,” the corporate mentioned in an announcement.

Schiphol, Europe’s third-busiest airport, has been grappling with overcrowding as a consequence of a scarcity of safety workers. Earlier this week, the airport agreed to extend the wages of workers over the summer time interval and to rent extra personnel.

(Reporting by Toby Sterling; Enhancing by Frances Kerry and Christina Fincher)