‘People behave like animals’ as Brits stuck in massive Amsterdam Airport queues

Passengers were left behind at Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport after lengthy queues at the air terminal meant some people missed their service, with one easyJet customers describing the situation as “complete chaos”

Brits waited for two hours outside Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport amid half term holiday chaos – with flights jetting off without passengers who were stuck in queues.

Queues stretched from outside the building through to security with the airport blaming ‘staff shortages’ for the delays.

Passengers said they waited for around two hours outside – and then spent up to a further hour in various lines inside the terminal.

EasyJet customers in the queue had already faced additional delays after their Saturday flights were cancelled due to “IT issues”.

Passengers flying into Bristol said flights were forced to leave without all passengers on board – meaning further delays of around half an hour as hold baggage was unloaded.

“Being stuck at Schiphol airport was really anxiety inducing – it was complete chaos,” said one easyJet customer.

“There was no order to the queue system – people were pushing in.

“I have an anxiety disorder which I felt like I had to mention to staff to try and cut through the line.

“People were behaving like animals.”

Air travel passengers have been having a bad time of it this weekend and today.

Frustrated holidaymakers have been left waiting in huge queues across multiple airports in the UK.

Passengers flying out of Gatwick, Bristol, Manchester and Dublin have all been impacted as travellers said they felt like animals at a zoo.

This week is set to be the busiest for air travel since 2019.

Photos show families in lines snaking outside terminal buildings as thousands have missed their flights.

And passengers were snapped sleeping on the floor overnight.

There are also reports of empty shelves in the terminal cafes and shops after a hectic weekend in which staff are struggling to stay on top.