Strike on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Friday May 9

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Wed 7th May 2008 06:10 pm

Strike on Amsterdam Schiphol Airport on Friday May 9

published: Wednesday, May 07 2008, 12:56PM

On Friday May 9, the luggage handling service on Schiphol Airport will be disrupted because of a strike.

The employees of Menzies Aviation will go on strike for better salaries.
Checking in passengers, handling luggage and moving planes on the airport will be affected, so there can be serious delays.

As more news becomes available, we will publish it here.

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Ash333 · Post by **Ash333** » Wed 7th May 2008 06:53 pm

Anyone have any experience of what happens when the Duch strike? My flight lands a week after the strike. In the UK delays would still be happening weeks later... any opinions?

mindatlarge1389 · Post by **mindatlarge1389** » Wed 7th May 2008 07:09 pm

yea i land on the 13th should i only bring a carry on bag lol ill be so pissed if some strikeing asshole sends my bag to china and not back with me

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Wed 7th May 2008 07:12 pm

mindatlarge1389 wrote:yea i land on the 13th should i only bring a carry on bag lol ill be so pissed if some strikeing asshole sends my bag to china and not back with me

the way the airports are these days id say bring only a carry-on whenever u can lol, no lost luggage, no waiting

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 7th May 2008 07:15 pm

Shit man. This will be my first trip checking in luggage. Wouldn't ya know it.

NirvanaEJ · Post by **NirvanaEJ** » Wed 7th May 2008 07:17 pm

geoffk wrote:Shit man. This will be my first trip checking in luggage. Wouldn't ya know it.

save yourself the pain in the ass, ship ur luggage to ur hotel before u go and meet it here

mindatlarge1389 · Post by **mindatlarge1389** » Wed 7th May 2008 08:26 pm

iv always checked my luggage iv never been to the dam but i gess if i tip the guy who takes my bags good they get there safe wait it just says that 1 company unless thats just the name of the company of people who move bags

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Wed 7th May 2008 08:32 pm

mindatlarge1389 wrote:iv always checked my luggage iv never been to the dam but i gess if i tip the guy who takes my bags good they get there safe

I'm not sure what you mean. Tip the guy at check in? If I tip the people at my departing airport, how will that help my luggage at my other stops? Not to mention the guys on strike at Schipol airport who are unloading my luggage, they won't be getting that tip money.

mindatlarge1389 · Post by **mindatlarge1389** » Thu 8th May 2008 03:11 am

well maby ill tie 1 doller bills all over it and they can all take accordingley lol

mindatlarge1389 · Post by **mindatlarge1389** » Sat 10th May 2008 02:18 am

any news on teh frist day of the strike ?

geoffk · Post by **geoffk** » Sat 10th May 2008 03:32 pm

I've read on the net this will affect 1 in 10 flights. Menzies Aviation is a firm that is hired by airlines to handle passengers and cargo. I read somewhere, but lost the link, that they intend to hand out free toothbrushes to passengers. That's an interesting way to get attention to your cause. I'm flying in on UAL, and they don't use Menzies Aviation, so hopefully I'll get baggage without much trouble. Although I'm sure this still might affect other flights due to back ups. For those flying from the U.S., Menzies is contracted for: Delta, Lufthansa, Continental and Martinair. Good luck. Thanks for the heads up Puffin.

Puffin13 · Post by **Puffin13** » Sat 10th May 2008 03:50 pm

geoffk wrote:Thanks for the heads up Puffin.

Most welcome as always. My pleasure.

Peace n Pot

mindatlarge1389 · Post by **mindatlarge1389** » Sat 10th May 2008 05:07 pm

FUCK IM FLYIN CONTANENTAL