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On the first weekend in July, many travelers started their vacation again – the holidays have started in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania, while the second wave of travel is already rolling in NRW. Although there are always long queues at the security counters, there is no flight chaos on the second weekend of the holiday. However, there were numerous canceled flights.
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Queues at the NRW airports: Probably not a long-term relaxation
Already in the early morning on Saturday many flight passengers lined up Cologne/Bonn Airport at the security check, around 9.40 the line in Terminal 1 reached the connecting corridor to Terminal 2, reports the “Cologne City Gazette“. There is currently no fast lane. According to a spokeswoman, however, all processes in the terminal ran orderly and quietly.
Because of the high number of passengers, Frankfurt Airport warned of disruptions and longer waiting times on Twitter – and recommended travelers to check in online or to be at the check-in two and a half hours before departure. Arriving travelers may have to wait a long time at baggage claim.
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Late in the morning in Düsseldorf, travelers had to expect waiting times at security checks of up to 20 minutes. Baggage handling times vary by airline. According to the observation of a dpa employee, the length of the lines in front of the counters remained within limits. The travelers were therefore relaxed.
According to a trade unionist, there will only be a limited relaxation at the large NRW airports during the summer holidays, at least with regard to waiting times. Because at the security checkpoints, there is no foreseeable increase in personnel in the near future, said Verdi union secretary Özay Tarim of the dpa. The company Securitas, which operates in Cologne-Bonn, emphasized that they are actively recruiting staff. But there are many corona sick reports and unexpectedly high passenger numbers. According to a company spokesman, it is not possible to say when the situation will improve. The federal police said that at the locks, thoroughness had priority over speed.
Again several canceled flights in Cologne and Düsseldorf
In addition, according to the airport, departures to London, Palermo, Edinburgh, Nice, Munich and Pisa were canceled on Saturday. There was a similar picture at the airport in Düsseldorf – connections to Lisbon, Malaga, Barcelona and Milan were shown as canceled on the departure board.
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Eurowings justified cancellations in mid-June with a flight plan consolidation, which was necessary to get more stability into the plan. Because of the corona pandemic, the aviation industry was in a serious crisis. Numerous jobs have been eliminated. In addition, according to Eurowings, there is an increase in corona infections and the associated short-term sick leave among employees.
BER expects a big rush in a week
Also in Berlin fall on BER several flights again on Saturday. These include domestic German connections to Munich and Frankfurt as well as flights to Ibiza, Paris, Amsterdam and Dublin. A total of 16 flights were canceled on Friday. Numerous flights were canceled last week – 232 take-offs and landings. This corresponds to around 6.3 percent of flight movements, reports the “Berliner Zeitung“.
A week before the start of the holidays: Berlin Airport is not expecting chaos
BER boss Aletta von Massenbach is trying to calm travelers down. A week before the start of the holidays in Berlin and Brandenburg, she is optimistic.
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When it comes to staff shortages at the service providers at BER, the tenor among the companies is: We are basically prepared for the rush in terms of personnel – but unscheduled failures could quickly mess up the processes.
The BER operators expect around three million passengers for the summer holidays. The busiest day will be Friday, July 8th, said airport boss Aletta von Massenbach – the holidays in Berlin will start on July 7th. “We expect around 80,000 passengers there.” The previous peak day during the corona pandemic was Good Friday with 77,000 passengers.
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Hamburg Airport: Summer holiday weekend started relatively relaxed
Am Hamburg airport the first summer holiday weekend in Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania got off to a relatively relaxed start. There are hardly any long queues, the passengers are well informed and understanding, said an airport spokeswoman for the German Press Agency on Saturday – although the fast lanes in Terminals 1 and 2 are still closed until further notice.
A spokeswoman for the federal police responsible for security at the airport also spoke of a relatively quiet process. Only in the early hours of the morning were there waiting times of between 45 and 60 minutes at the security gates. However, those lines would have cleared by 5:30 a.m.
TV veteran Hugo Egon Balder (72) was also among the passengers at Hamburg Airport with his wife Elena. On Instagram she posted on Saturday: “Hamburg Airport has everything under control, no queues, very relaxed here”.
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According to the airport, a total of around 36,000 arriving or departing passengers were expected on Saturday – significantly fewer than the day before. On Friday, Helmut Schmidt Airport experienced its first major stress test with around 45,000 passengers. In the pre-Corona year 2019, there were up to 65,000 travelers on peak days. The airport is expecting up to 50,000 passengers again next Friday, when the summer holidays begin in Hamburg.
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About 120 take-offs and landings are planned for this Saturday. On the peak days of summer there are up to 170. According to the airport, the most popular destinations are Mallorca, Antalya in Turkey and the Greek island of Crete.
Numerous travelers are waiting in queues in front of the security check at Hamburg Airport on Saturday. The summer holidays have begun in Schleswig-Holstein.
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Munich Airport does not expect summer holiday chaos
Even in the south, people are still relaxed: At Munich Airport, people are relatively relaxed about the start of the Bavarian summer holidays in August. There shouldn’t be chaos like at other airports: “We’ll do everything we can to ensure that doesn’t happen,” said airport spokesman Ingo Anspach.
However, the dynamic development poses problems for airports from London to Amsterdam to German locations because there is a lack of staff in many places. During the pandemic, many employees of service providers found work in other industries: “There is a shortage everywhere”.
If you are stuck in the queue at the airport, you should make yourself known and document the situation on site. For example: taking photos of the long queues, picking up receipts for purchases at the airport. “Perhaps also network with fellow travelers and possibly exchange contact details in order to have witnesses later,” suggests Jan Philipp Stupnanek from the NRW consumer advice center.
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If there are problems checking in for the missed flight, the airline would be responsible. If you miss a flight due to delays at security checkpoints, it is not that easy to claim compensation. According to the consumer advice center in North Rhine-Westphalia, this falls within the area of responsibility of the federal police.
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