The trip had been planned for a long time, the schedule tightened, but shortly before the away game at Eintracht Frankfurt (Saturday, 6.30 p.m. in the DeichStube live ticker), SV Werder Bremen was suddenly forced to change plans. Due to a warning strike at Bremen Airport, all flights are canceled on Friday – including the one with which Werder originally wanted to take off in the direction of the Main metropolis.
Bremen – Intern were because of the Strikes at Bremen Airport several alternatives were examined, such as traveling by bus, but this was ultimately rejected. The result: Werder Bremen will board a plane today after the final training session as planned to go to the away game against Eintracht Frankfurt to travel – but not in Bremen.
Due to a strike at Bremen Airport: Werder Bremen changes travel plans to Frankfurt
“We fly from a smaller airport,” explains trainer Ole Werner, whose team will first take the bus from Osterdeich to Wilhelmshaven on Friday afternoon in order to take off from the “JadeWeserAirport” airport by charter plane to Frankfurt. “We’ll definitely be there on time for the game,” says Werder’s head of professional football Clemens Fritz with a smile. So lands Werder Bremen For example, for late return trips due to the ban on night flights in Bremen, the regional commercial airport Cuxhaven/Nordholz, which became one of the venues for the big relegation party after winning the relegation against Heidenheim in summer 2020.
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The evasion to Wilhelmshaven has become necessary because the Union Verdi public service workers, aviation security workers and ground staff for Friday to a full day warning strike called. Collective bargaining agreements are currently being negotiated for the three groups, but no agreement is yet in sight. Verdi and the civil servants’ association are demanding a salary increase of 10.5 percent, but at least an additional 500 euros per month, which in turn is rejected by the municipal employers.
