The airport in Amsterdam, Schiphol, has announced a daily departure limit of 66,000 passengers for the month of May.
The amount is risen from the current 40,000, although it is still below 2019 levels.
According to the airport, this could result in 5 percent fewer flights being booked than airlines had hoped for on busy travel days.
“To lessen the likelihood of unacceptably long wait times for passengers at check-in, security screening, and passport control, Schiphol feels the busy morning peak should be eased by 5%.
“Thus, 5% fewer tickets can be reserved.
Due to a lack of security personnel, baggage handlers, and ground crews during much of 2022, Schiphol had long lineups and delays.
The Netherlands airport claims that, under its current administration, it has made steady progress in employing employees, along with a number of other businesses that operate there.
Nonetheless, private security companies still lack several hundred employees, and labor unions have issued warnings that shortages and growing luggage handler anger over wages could result in fresh issues this summer.
KLM, the Dutch arm of Air France-KLM, said on Wednesday it would not have to cancel any flights during the May vacation period as a result of passenger caps.
However, a spokesperson for the company said KLM would be obliged to sell fewer tickets on the Dutch market.
“It is disappointing that Schiphol is now forced to limit the number of departing passengers on peak days during the May holiday, albeit on a small scale,” the company said.
