Another strike is paralyzing Germany: workers have stopped work at numerous airports, and hardly anything is flying there anymore. It costs the passengers time and stress. Verdi warning strike on Friday morning! Hardly anything works at most of the major airports in Germany. In Frankfurt, Munich, Hanover, Stuttgart, Bremen, Hamburg and Dortmund, regular operations largely … Read more
Vconsumer protectors: The principle of advance payment for air travel must be abolished! The head of the Federal Association of Consumer Organizations, Ramona Pop, has called for the prepayment principle to be abolished in view of the flight chaos in Germany. “The problems are homemade, especially by the airlines. It can’t be the case that … Read more
VBefore the next rush: Airports are expecting many passengers As a consequence of hours of waiting and long queues of travelers last weekend, the federal police want to increase capacity at Cologne/Bonn Airport. As part of a temporary tender, a second security service provider is being sought, said the federal police, who are responsible for … Read more
VBefore the next rush: Airports are expecting many passengers As a consequence of hours of waiting and long queues of travelers last weekend, the federal police want to increase capacity at Cologne/Bonn Airport. As part of a temporary tender, a second security service provider is being sought, said the federal police, who are responsible for … Read more
Travel wave reaches peak: risk of traffic jams in Hamburg and near Lübeck On the way to the beaches of the North and Baltic Seas, holidaymakers will need a lot of patience this weekend. All northern federal states are on vacation, and according to a forecast by the ADAC, it will be very crowded on … Read more
Local transport suffers from a lack of staff – lines are being cancelled Transport companies in Lower Saxony are suffering from a lack of staff. In some cases, buses or trains are canceled as a result of a query by the German Press Agency. The city of Göttingen is particularly affected: three bus lines will … Read more
Despite the chaos, airport service providers only request half of the announced support staff Although the flight chaos continues unchecked, the ground handling service providers only want to hire about half of the announced temporary workers from Turkey. The companies had requested fewer than 1,000 helpers, said the head of the employers’ association ABL, Thomas … Read more