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The Dutch will fly more often from either a regional Dutch airport, or from alternatives in Germany and Belgium during the April-May holiday period to avoid the crowds they think will materialize at Schiphol Airport, said travel organization Sunweb and review and travel website Zoover. Last year it was extremely busy at Schiphol during the April-May school holiday period, mainly …

Holidaymakers who booked with travel organization TUI and will fly on a TUI Fly aircraft will be able to go on holiday as planned. TUI travelers flying on other airlines like Transavia and KLM for their holiday will have to wait and see which flights those airlines cancel, TUI said in a statement. We can also report that all holidays …

Travel agencies sue for damages caused by Schiphol chaos

ANVR is taking Schiphol to court. The leading Dutch association for travel agencies, tour operators, and other industry-related companies wants to recover the damages suffered due to the chaos at Schiphol, ANVR director Frank Oostdam confirmed after reports by AD. Schiphol has been facing crowds and flight cancellations and delays due to staff shortages in baggage handling and airport security …

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Company court judges in Amsterdam have ruled that Sunweb does not have to yet press ahead with its now-cancelled takeover of Dutch tour operator Corendon. The Sunweb travel group said last month it was pulling out of the deal, a decision which the Dutch firm said it would challenge in court. Ruling against Corendon’s call for the takeover to go …

The Sunweb travel group has confirmed it is pulling out of its takeover of Dutch tour operator Corendon. ‘We regret to make this announcement as Sunweb Group has invested significant time and resources into making this transaction happen,’ chief executive Mattijs ten Brink said in a statement on Thursday. The takeover of Corendon by Swedish investment house Triton via the …