As Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is facing endless chaos, from the lack of an operable workforce to the odd summer cap on all airlines.
Moroccan national airline decided to move away from the Dutch main Airport to Rotterdam Airport.
The airline issued the following statement on 8 July:
“Following the decision of the Amsterdam airport authorities (Netherlands) to reduce the number of flights and passengers departing from and arriving at Amsterdam Schiphol airport, some flights of the national carrier Royal Air Maroc, and like all airlines operating at this airport, will be affected.”
“In response to this situation, and in order to ensure the transport of a maximum of passengers, the flights AT850 and AT851 connecting Casablanca to Amsterdam (in both directions) will be transferred at Rotterdam airport instead of Amsterdam airport during the period from July 07th to 21st, 2022.”
“Additional measures will be taken If this situation persist beyond July 21st, 2022. Our customers affected by this change will be informed of all arrangements.”
“They will also be able to change the point of departure or destination within Europe, for the same date of travel and free of charge.”
The situation at Amsterdam airport adds to the various disruptions that airlines are currently going through, at most European airports.”
“Royal Air Maroc will spare no effort to provide real-time information and provide the most suitable solutions to facilitate the travel for its customers, particularly Moroccans around the world.”
Chaos in Amsterdam
As the holiday season closes in, there appears the be little relief to Schiphol’s transit woes.
Chaos at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol has reached such high levels that airlines Unwilling to risk their business at the chaotic airport largely suspend sales of tickets for all departing flights.
The airport is grappling with long queues, due to a shortage of security staff.
Lines at Schiphol, Europe’s third-busiest airport, have often stretched on to the streets in recent weeks, forcing travellers to wait for hours to clear security checks and causing many to miss their flights.
According to Reuters, Schiphol airport management asked airlines to cancel flights, in a bid to contain the chaos.
The scenes have been replicated in the UK, where several airports and airlines have been hit by staff shortages, causing long queues and cancellations.
