The joint action is the latest in a number of labor demonstrations across Europe this winter.
A strike at Berlin Airport has forced the cancellation of 200 departing flights, affecting 27,000 passengers. Notice said the city’s website.
Hamburg Airport warned “Regular departures are not possible” from Sunday 10pm to Monday 11pm. The airport said that arriving flights are “still possible” but may be delayed or cancelled. At least 123 departing flights scheduled for Monday will be affected, and 121 arriving flights may be delayed or canceled, the airport said. More than 30,000 passengers may be affected, it said.
The airport said flights for Saturday and Tuesday were “overbooked” to make up for the canceled flights.
Lufthansa said in an email that it expects “massive disruptions to flight operations and a significant number of flight cancellations” in Germany on Monday.
The airline is notifying customers, offering alternative flight routes and, if possible, rebooking on trains, a Lufthansa spokesman said, noting that the strike was a dispute between the union and the airports, not the airlines. Operations are expected to return to normal from Tuesday, the spokesman said.
Germany is not alone in suffering from strikes this winter. Around half a million workers – from teachers to bus drivers and airport staff – walked off the job in Britain last month amid disputes over pay and working conditions. Britain, like many European countries, has been hit by rampant inflation and rising costs of living since the war in Ukraine, which has contributed to rising prices for food and fuel.
Thousands of French workers protested last week against French President Emmanuel Macron’s plan to raise the retirement age from 62 to 64. The French Senate passed the measure on Saturday evening.
French strikes that disrupted flights, trains and public transport last week are expected to resume on Wednesday as the bill is expected to be reviewed by lawmakers. Reuters reported.
