Some 2,340 flights have been cancelled at Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart airports attributable to a 24-hour strike.
(Reuters)
A 24-hour strike at seven German airports is about to have an effect on nearly 300,000 passengers as unionised employees press their demand for top wages.
“The terminals are empty this morning,” stated a spokesperson for the airport in Hamburg on Friday, including that only a few of the 32,000 passengers affected had turned up.
Around 295,000 passengers are affected by the cancellation of some 2,340 flights at Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hanover, Munich and Stuttgart airports, in line with the ADV airports affiliation.
“When we look at the airport terminals this morning, it reminds us more of the worst days of the coronavirus and less of a warning strike,” ADV’s Ralph Beisel instructed broadcaster Bayerischer Rundfunk.
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German commerce union Verdi introduced the strike on Wednesday after it stated collective bargaining efforts for floor service employees, public sector officers and aviation safety employees had made little progress.
“If nothing is done about pay now, we will all be in for another chaotic summer,” Verdi Deputy Chair Christine Behle instructed Inforadio on Friday. “It’s about sending a really strong signal.”
The strike coincides with the 59th Munich Security Conference (MSC).
Romania’s overseas minister, who was set to reach on one of many cancelled flights, will fly to Austria as an alternative after which make the more-than-four-hour drive to Munich, a Romanian embassy official stated.
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Source: Reuters
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