If you want to fly away on the carnival weekend, you should reconsider your travel plans. The Verdi union has announced a strike at seven German airports. What passengers need to know.
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No flight operations on Friday in Munich, Frankfurt and Hamburg
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The airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Nuremberg are not on strike
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Airport Association expects 2340 flight cancellations
Tens of thousands of air passengers must prepare themselves for considerable inconvenience on Friday, February 17th. The Verdi union wants to strike seven airports in Germany all day long because public servants also work at the airports.
The airport association ADV counts in view of the warning strike in the public sector 2340 failures in domestic and international air traffic.
These seven airports are affected by the strike
The Verdi union announced that the airports in München*, Frankfurt*, Hamburg*, Stuttgart*, Dortmund*, Hannover* and Bremen* wanting to paralyze all day – and thus widens the tariff dispute in public service at airports.
Frankfurt, Munich, Hamburg: No flight operations
In response to that asks the Frankfurt airport its regular passenger operations for Friday. This was announced by Germany’s largest airport on Wednesday evening. Previously, the airports had München and Hamburg announced that it would suspend regular passenger operations on Friday.
The new Verdi strike comes at the wrong time: in Bavaria, parts of Baden-Württemberg and Saarland, the strike will begin at the weekend Mardi Gras/Carnival Holidays.
No strike in Berlin, Dusseldorf, Nuremberg
Even if the airports in Berlin, Düsseldorf and Nuremberg are not on the Verdi strike plan stand, the strike will affect the entire domestic German flight operations affect.
Airport strike: This is what travelers can do
If you have booked a flight for Friday, you should flight status check and, if necessary, contact their airline directly. In previous campaigns, the airlines offered, including Lufthansa*, offer customers their flight to postpone or switch to other airports.
Germany’s largest airport in Frankfurt strongly advises passengers not to show up at the airport on the day of the strike. The operating company Fraport announced that it would not be possible to reach a plane. Also transfer connections are expected to be impacted and will not be settled.
Airport strike: These are the alternatives
At least for domestic German flights, a trip with the is an alternative German train*, Flixtrain* or by long-distance bus. If you’re looking for a ride, you’ve come to the ADAC Carpool Club In good hands.
With material from dpa
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