Coronavirus: 150 Hong Kong passengers in logistics nightmare after Amsterdam airport staff shortfall, tough quarantine rules in city leave them ‘scared, helpless and clueless’


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An estimated 150 Hong Kong passengers were forced to rebook air tickets or lost their baggage after a flight route from Amsterdam into the city faced multiple hiccups this month, with the busiest airport in the Netherlands hit by staff shortfall. With mandatory hotel quarantine measures in Hong Kong, affected travellers had to land in the city on time or risk losing their bookings, while missing baggage meant those who made it lacked essential items in confinement. Officials from Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport had announced flight cuts over the summer on Thursday, citing too few security workers to screen passengers as...