German Airports Strike, Grounds Nearly 2300 Flights, Terminals Empty

Around 300,000 passengers were expected to be impacted by a 24-hour walkout at seven German airports today as unionised workers continue to push for higher salaries. A spokeswoman for the airport in Hamburg stated that "the terminals are empty this morning," adding that just a small portion of the 32,000 impacted passengers had arrived. According to the ADV airports organisation, 2,340 flights at the airports of Bremen, Dortmund, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Hannover, Munich, and Stuttgart have been cancelled. This has an impact on about 295,000 passengers. According to Ralph Beisel of ADV, "when we look around the airport terminals this morning, it reminds us more of the worst days of the coronavirus and less of a warning strike."The strike was declared on Wednesday by the German trade union Verdi after claiming that little progress had been achieved in collective bargaining for employees working in ground services, government, and aviation security. We will all be in for another turbulent summer if nothing is done about pay right away, Verdi Deputy Chair Christine Behle said on Friday on Inforadio. It involves conveying a very clear message. In connection with the 59th Munich Security Conference, there is a strike (MSC). The foreign minister of Romania, who was scheduled to arrive on one of the cancelled planes, will now fly to Austria and drive the additional four hours to Munich, according to a representative of the Romanian embassy.