KLM cancels 119 flights as ground staff strike continues


THE HAGUE, Sept. 22 (Xinhua) -- Dutch airline KLM said on Monday that it will cancel 119 flights and reschedule dozens more on Wednesday as ground crew stage their third strike this month in a pay dispute.

Unions FNV and CNV have called on baggage handlers, check-in staff and other ground service teams to stop work for several hours at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport. The airline said most of the affected flights are short-haul services within Europe.

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