Originally Posted by
johan rebel
Now that KL is operating so few flights and AMS is no longer the usual overcrowded mess, I'm surprised at how many of the few remaining outgoing flights were delayed today. Not short delays either, but up to two hours or even longer. Can't have been the weather. Nor late incoming flights, as those were mostly on time, bar a few longhauls running 10 or 11 hours late.
Interesting.
Johan
I'm not entirely updated from the inside but I as far I know most countries do not allow commercial pax traffic anymore and have revoked KL's regular permits requiring special arrangements for diplomatic overflight - & landing clearances which need to be arranged in concert with local Dutch embassies which not seldom are issued very last minute. Also local curfews resulting in restrictions for e.g. crew and pax transport of staff going to/from airport can be reason of actual delayed departures.