15 Aug 2018 | 12:30 PM UTC
Netherlands: Amsterdam Schiphol Airport temporarily suspends all flights Aug. 15
All flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) temporarily suspended August 15 due to air traffic control issue; lingering flight delays and cancelations expected in the coming hours
Event
All flights to and from Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) were temporarily suspended on the afternoon of Wednesday, August 15 (local time), due to an air traffic control communications system issue. As of 14:04, a "limited" number of incoming flights had been able to land at the airport, according to AMS officials, and the communications system problem was resolved and flight operations were restarting by 14:23. Significant flight delays and cancelations are nonetheless expected at AMS in the coming hours.
Advice
Individuals traveling via AMS in the coming hours are advised to monitor developments to the situation, confirm flight reservations and anticipate flight delays and cancelations, and contact their airline for more information.
