Kenya Airways (KQ) passenger capacity to Europe has been slashed by 22%, with the airline forced to fly with empty seats after Amsterdam-based Schiphol International Airport reduced the national carrier’s passenger capacity.
Schiphol, a major international transit hub in Europe, said at least 13,000 seats would be slashed daily as the busy summer season begins.
Kenya Airways chief executive officer Allan Kilavuka said Amsterdam has restricted the number of outbound passengers to enable the airport to handle the security with manpower shortages.
“We are not able to carry full capacity. Our flights have been capped by approximately 22% in July- August. This is due to the airport staffing constraint, mainly experienced at security,” Mr Kilavuka told Business Daily.
The move has been occasioned by a shortage of manpower at the security checks on arrival and departure gates, forcing airports in Europe to cap the number of flights that airlines can operate in a day.
KQ has more than three daily flights to Schiphol with the majority of them being operated by their SkyTeam partner KLM Airline.
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