KLM will cancel 119 flights at Amsterdam Schiphol on Wednesday 24 September after a six‑hour walkout by ground staff — baggage handlers, check‑in and ramp personnel — called by unions FNV and CNV when pay talks collapsed. It is the third KLM ground‑staff strike in three weeks.
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119 flights cancelled during a six‑hour (06:00–12:00) morning walkout; the action — the third KLM ground‑staff strike in three weeks — directly disrupts hub connectivity and short‑turn operations, following an earlier two‑hour action on 10 Sept (see 10 Sept strike).
Repeated stoppages at Schiphol increase recovery pressure at a slot‑constrained hub already facing legal limits on permitted operations, amplifying the risk to schedules and transfer reliability (see Dutch court ruling that could constrain Schiphol capacity).
The dispute, driven by failed pay talks with unions FNV and CNV, follows a pattern of bargaining friction and legal manoeuvres by the carrier to limit walkouts (see KLM injunction efforts); similar ground‑staff and attendant actions elsewhere in Europe underline broader labour volatility (see Italian ground‑staff and flight attendant strikes).
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