Posted on 02/17/2023 3:34:43 PM PST by dynachrome
Lufthansa canceled more than 1,300 flights Friday, compounding a week of nightmares for travelers using the major European airline.
Workers at seven German airports, including Munich, Frankfurt, and Hamburg, took collective action Friday, according to CNN. The full-day strike halted Lufthansa's operations in Frankfurt and Munich Friday, affecting thousands of would-be passengers.
"For Friday, 17 February, the German union Ver.di has called for a one-day strike at various airports in Germany," read an update on Lufthansa's website. "Due to the closure of the airports in Frankfurt and Munich on this day, all Lufthansa flights that should have taken off or landed in Frankfurt and Munich on Friday have been canceled."
The union is seeking a 10.5% raise for its workers, according to CNN, who are experiencing higher energy and food prices.
In all, more than 2,000 flights were canceled on affected airlines, according to CNN, interrupting travel for more than 295,000 people.
The strike follows an IT outage at Lufthansa that grounded 200 flights earlier this week.
According to the BBC, thousands of passengers were stranded Wednesday after construction work damaged broadband cables at Frankfurt airport. The damage caused check-in and boarding problems.
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They can always take a train to Paris and fly from there. The French never go on strike. < / sarcasm >
My nose bleeds for them.
From France they could take the Chunnel to England, then British Rail to Heathrow.
Like that’s better ..
Berlin_freezers Placemarker
“Travel nightmares in Europe continue after a strike at German airports leads to thousands of cancellations Friday”
I guess that I’m missing the point here - as far as I know, Greta does not approve of air travel, and considering that MOST GERMANS (and other Europeans) agree with her, then they shouldn’t be upset about flights being cancelled.
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