KLM cancels all flights from Europe to Amsterdam

Last Saturday night KLM canceled all flights from Europe to Amsterdam Schiphol 

KLM AIRBUS A330-303 PH-AKE (MSN 1381)

The nightmare for KLM and Schiphol continued this weekend as passengers were not allowed to board Amsterdam bound flights.

Late on Saturday, KLM announced it would no longer allow passengers at European destinations to board flights to Amsterdam. Rather than take waiting passengers to Amsterdam Airport Schiphol (AMS), KLM made the totally unexpected decision to fly aircraft back to Amsterdam empty, leaving hundreds, if not thousands of passengers stranded.

KLM said that a large number of flights on Saturday were delayed or even canceled, and the number of passengers who were unable to depart from Amsterdam due to "these external factors" has increased sharply.

KLM says it's beyond our control

Using the same tired excuse it has been putting out for months, KLM said it had faced "unforeseen and urgent circumstances that are beyond its control." Once again, the airline blamed unfavorable weather conditions and runway maintenance at Amsterdam Airport Schiphol as the reason it was leaving its passengers stranded. It said:

"At the end of Saturday afternoon, 4 June, KLM was regrettably compelled to decide that passengers at European destinations would no longer be allowed to board flights to Amsterdam."

That decision is based on KLMs assessment that it would allow as many stranded passengers as possible to depart from Schiphol on Saturday and that the airline could operate as many flights as possible on Sunday.

KLM did not mention any alternatives it may have considered for its Cityhopper customers, instead just leaving them to watch their empty aircraft departing for Amsterdam. In a statement, it said: "KLM offers its sincere apologies to passengers who were unable to travel to Amsterdam from certain European destinations, as well as those who were unable to transfer via Amsterdam to other final destinations." Its statement added that "KLM would like to stress that it is doing its utmost to offer passengers alternative flights as quickly as possible."

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KLM Cancels All Flights From Europe To Amsterdam Schiphol On Saturday Night (simpleflying.com)