Schiphol Airport extends its capacity caps into autumn

Bloomberg

Amsterdam Schiphol Airport extended capacity curbs into the autumn as the Dutch hub continues to grapple with a staffing crunch.
Royal Schiphol Group NV will cap the number of departing passengers at 67,500 per day for September and 69,500 in October, it said in a statement.
The numbers are lower than the 72,500 limit set for August, reflecting slower transit times through security as people hand over coats worn in the cooler weather for inspection, according to the airport, which is home to the Dutch division of Air France-KLM.
Available capacity should still match demand on most days next month, the hub said, though the new measures will help prevent an excess of 3,500 departing passengers during a two-week school holiday in October. KLM said it doesn’t expect flight cancellations to be necessary, though “fewer seats than usual will be available in the Dutch market.”
Like airports across western Europe, Schiphol has been plagued by staffing and labour disruption for many weeks, prompting it to formally limit capacity for July and August.
The hub last month reached a deal with unions to raise wages and add more permanent workers, with about 200 new security personnel starting in the next few weeks and 80 more
in October.
Netherlands Infrastructure Minister Mark Harbers has said that while the country’s labour flexibility has made the economy resilient, it also contributed to Schiphol’s shortages, recommending in an interview with Bloomberg that the hub reduce outsourcing.