Published on
January 19, 2026
Passengers abandoned in The Netherlands today as Amsterdam Schiphol Airport (AMS) recorded 199 flight disruptions, including KLM (3 cancellations, 101 delays), easyJet (24 delays), Turkish Airlines (6 delays), Pegasus Airlines (6 delays), and Air France (3 cancellations, 4 delays). Other widely used carriers that were not among the worst hit but still experienced disruption include Delta Air Lines (3 delays), Qatar Airways (2 delays), Ryanair (3 delays), Swiss (2 delays), and Lufthansa CityLine (1 delay).
On the airport side, the heaviest disruption was centered at Amsterdam Schiphol (3 cancellations, 104 departure delays; 4 cancellations, 88 arrival delays), with spillover effects seen at Paris Charles de Gaulle (1 cancellation, 2 delays), Manchester (5 delays), Istanbul Airport (4 delays), Istanbul Sabiha Gökçen (3 origin delays, 5 destination delays), and long-haul routes involving New York JFK (3 delays), Zurich (1 cancellation, 4 delays), and Delhi (2 arrival delays).
Update today: Amsterdam Schiphol logged 192 delays and 7 cancellations, with hub congestion driving most disruptions.KLM was the most impacted airline by volume, recording 101 delays and 3 cancellations.easyJet, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines each reported multiple delays, affecting short- and medium-haul European routes.AMS departures and arrivals were the primary bottleneck, accounting for the majority of delayed movements.Transatlantic and long-haul routes, including JFK, DEL, SIN, and HKG, experienced knock-on delays.Most Affected AirportsAmsterdam Schiphol (AMS)
The epicenter of today’s disruption, AMS recorded over 100 delayed departures and nearly 90 delayed arrivals, alongside 7 total cancellations, reflecting significant congestion at the hub.
Paris Charles de Gaulle (CDG)
Flights linked to CDG saw 1 cancellation and 2 delays, mainly involving Air France services connecting through Amsterdam.
Manchester Airport (MAN)
Manchester-related flights experienced 5 delays, highlighting continued pressure on UK–Netherlands air traffic flows.
Istanbul Airport (IST)
Operations involving IST saw 4 delays, while nearby Sabiha Gökçen (SAW) recorded even higher disruption rates on certain routes.
New York John F. Kennedy International (JFK)
Transatlantic services to JFK were affected by 3 delays, underscoring long-haul ripple effects from European hub congestion.
Airlines Most Affected by Flight Cancellations and DelaysKLM
As Schiphol’s primary carrier, KLM faced the brunt of the disruption with 3 cancellations and 101 delays, impacting both European and intercontinental schedules.
easyJet
The low-cost carrier recorded 24 delays, primarily on intra-European routes linked to AMS.
Turkish Airlines
Turkish Airlines reported 6 delays, affecting connectivity between the Netherlands and Turkey.
Pegasus Airlines
Pegasus matched Turkish Airlines with 6 delays, representing one of the highest delay ratios among affected carriers.
Air France
Air France logged 3 cancellations and 4 delays, largely tied to its Amsterdam–Paris network.
Ryanair
Ryanair services were impacted by 3 delays, adding pressure to already busy short-haul schedules.
How Passengers Were Impacted At Major AirportsLonger-than-expected waiting times at gates and terminalsMissed connections, particularly on hub-to-hub routesExtended layovers for transatlantic and long-haul travelersIncreased demand for rebooking and customer service supportDelays cascading into evening and overnight departuresOverview of Flight Cancellations
Today’s cancellations and delays were concentrated among major, high-frequency operators. KLM, Air France, Ryanair, easyJet, Turkish Airlines, and Pegasus Airlines were the most visible in disruption data. From an airport perspective, Amsterdam Schiphol appeared repeatedly as both an origin and destination with the highest number of affected flights, followed by Paris Charles de Gaulle, Manchester, Istanbul Airport, and Zurich. Long-haul city pairs involving New York JFK, Delhi, and Singapore also surfaced multiple times, indicating that today’s issues at AMS had network-wide consequences beyond Europe.
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Source: Different airports and FlightAware
